Bucks

See also: bucks and 'Bucks

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌks

Proper noun

Bucks

1. Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses)

Derived terms

• Bucks County
• South Bucks

 

See also

• Bucks Green

Etymology 2

Probably an altered spelling of German Buchs or a patronymic form of Buck.

Proper noun

Bucks (plural Buckses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bucks is the 40432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Bucks is most common among White (86.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bucks”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Bucks

1. Alternative form of 'Bucks (“Starbucks”).
   • 2004, Matthew Paul Turner, “The Life of a Missionary”, in The Coffeehouse Gospel: Sharing Your Faith in Everyday Conversation, Lake Mary, Fla.: Relevant Books, →ISBN, page 57:

     As cliché as it might seem, Starbucks is one of my favorite places to strike up conversations with random strangers. (Why do you think this book is called The Coffeehouse Gospel?) I’ve met some of the most interesting people while sitting, reading, writing, and drinking at “Bucks.”

   • 2017, Hideo Furukawa, translated by David Boyd, “Chronicle: 2000”, in Slow Boat: A Slow Boat to China RMX, London: Pushkin Press, →ISBN, pages 114–115:

     What led these three Starbucks drinkers to commit murder? […] Back to the café that links them all. / “OK, OK—what about Starbucks?” I ask. “Guilty?” / “Wait, what’s the charge?” / “Crimes against Tokyo, I guess.” / “Not guilty. Got to say, I think Bucks has done more good than evil…” […] “Starbucks set us free…” / “Wait, from what?” / “From life’s unwritten rules. Like, suck it up, deal with it. All that. Now you can go to Bucks… Enjoy a caramel macchiato…” / “Yeah yeah yeah. The killers smelt the coffee—and woke up. Like, ‘I should end that fucking liar’s life. Fuck it, his wife had it coming, too…’” / “I guess that’s one kind of enlightenment…”

   • 2019, Arthur Smyth, chapter 32, in Duet Quartet, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:

     Student baristas quit for school–year, desperate folk / No experience, so two weeks’ training at Bucks / no pay / Ten eight-hour shifts, odd hours / odd days / trying to stay out of / everyone’s way / Carle Place, I know

   • 2022, Tijan, “Bailey” (chapter 26), in The Damaged (An Insiders Novel; 2), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN:

     You want me to grab you coffee? I was going to stop at Bucks since it’s a treat day for us.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bucks m (plural Buckse)

1. nudge
2. jostle