"young buck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: young bucks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} young buck (plural young bucks)
  1. An adventurous or high-spirited young man.
    Sense id: en-young_buck-en-noun-al5rnEcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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