Bucky
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A gun. British, slang
"Like for a gun, you could say a gat but that's quite an old term. Most young people now would say stralley, a tool or a bucky."
- 2 Alternative form of Bucky (“a Potter-Bucky diaphragm”). alt-of, alternative, informal
"There are two major types of bucky assemblies: reciprocating and recipromatic. The difference is that the reciprocating bucky moves at two different speeds during the exposure […]"
- 3 Ellipsis of Potter-Bucky diaphragm. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
"The recipromatic Bucky differs from the manually cocked Bucky in that the grid travels in both directions across the table during the exposure."
- 1 A surname
- 2 A nickname for someone with the name Buck, or a given name derived from this.
- 3 Alternative form of Buckie (“Buckfast Tonic Wine”). alt-of, alternative, slang
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Like for a gun, you could say a gat but that's quite an old term. Most young people now would say stralley, a tool or a bucky."
Etymology
From buckshot.
From Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
Related phrases
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