Crossword clues for bucko
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
term of address, originally (1883) nautical and with a sense of "swaggering, domineering fellow." Probably from buck (n.1) in the slang sense of "a blood or choice spirit."There are in London divers lodges or societies of Bucks, formed in imitation of the Free Masons: one was held at the Rose, in Monkwell-street, about the year 1705. The president is styled the Grand Buck. ["Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811]
Wiktionary
n. 1 buckaroo. 2 young lad; friend, pal (used in addressing someone)
Wikipedia
Bucko is a comic written by Jeff Parker and drawn by Erika Moen. It was serialized as a webcomic in 2011–2012 before being published as a book by Dark Horse Comics on September 12, 2012. It is a comedic murder mystery story.
The comic received praise from Ain't It Cool News, Newsarama, Paste Magazine, Willamette Week, and The Portland Mercury. Publishers Weekly wrote positively of the comic's illustration but was critical of the story.
Usage examples of "bucko".
It appeared that Bucko had come unwillingly, judging by his pouting expression.
Burr was seated at the head of the table, with Bucko on one side and Ben on the other.
At the end of the meal Johanna refilled coffee cups and brought milk for Bucko before she set a large platter of bear claws on the table.
Evidently Ben and Bucko saw nothing unusual in his manner of speaking, because Ben continued eating his bear claw and Bucko turned big, serious eyes in her direction.
Johanna worked swiftly and when the last clean dish was put away she smiled down at Bucko, who sat in the chair Burr had occupied.
The children, seeing Bucko with the strange light-haired woman, stared in awe.
They sat on a big flat rock, the sun warm on their backs, and Jacy showed Bucko how to lace his fingers together to form a church, to lift his thumbs to form a steeple, and to fold back his hands to show the people.
He stopped the horse beside Jacy and dismounted, allowing Bucko to sit alone atop the big horse.
Burr and Bucko were the first to come into the kitchen for the evening meal.
Burr took the chair at the other end of the table, and Bucko sat beside him.
Burr asked, and Johanna knew instinctively that Burr had sent Bucko away because he too was sure an explosion would come.
Thinking of Bucko, a new wave of anger stormed through her and her hurt feelings took refuge behind it.
Luis, Ben, and Bucko are the only people in the world who mean anything to me, he thought angrily.
She looked around for a diversion, saw Bucko, and whirled to go to him.
One minute he was angry, the next teasing, or gentle as he was with Bucko, or expressing his love for Ben and Luis.