Buck
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Buck may refer to:
Common meanings
[edit]- A colloquialism for a United States, Canadian, or Australian dollar
- An adult male animal in some species - see List of animal names
- Derby shoes, nicknamed "bucks" in modern colloquial English, for the common use of buckskin in their making
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- BUCK, a My Little Pony fan convention in Manchester, UK
- Buck, someone who excels in the krump dance style
- Buck (film), a 2011 documentary
- Buck (magazine), a defunct UK publication (2008–2011)
- Buck: A Memoir, a 2013 book by MK Asante
Companies
[edit]- Buck (design company), a design-driven creative commercial production company
- Buck (human resources consulting company), a human resources consulting company
- Buck Knives, an American knife manufacturer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Buck, a character in the 2004 American animated Western musical comedy movie Home on the Range
- Buck, a character in the film Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
- Buck, the canine central character of the 1903 novel The Call of the Wild (with later adaptations in other media)
- Buck, the family dog on the television series Married... with Children (1987–1997)
- Buck, a horse in the film Home on the Range (2004)
- Buck, a main character in the video game 187 Ride or Die (2005)
- Buck, Tuck Turtle's cousin in the animated television series Wonder Pets (2006–2013)
- Buck, a weasel in the animated film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- Buck, Arlo's triplet sibling in the animated film The Good Dinosaur (2015)
- Buck Cannon, in the television series The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
- Buck Cluck, Chicken Little's father in the animated film Chicken Little (2005)
- Buck Grangerford, a character in the 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (with later adaptations in other media)
- Buck Huckster, a character in the animated television series Beverly Hills Teens (1987)
- Buck Laughlin, a character in the film Best in Show (2000)
- Buck Mulligan, a character in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses
- Buck O'Brien, protagonist in the film Chuck & Buck (2000)
- Buck Rogers, a science fiction hero introduced in a 1929 comic strip (with later adaptations in other media)
- Buck Russell, the title character in the film Uncle Buck (1989)
- Buck Tuddrussel, a character in the animated television series Time Squad (2001–2003)
- Buck Turgidson, a general in the film Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- Cameron "Buck" Williams, a reporter introduced in 1995 in the Left Behind multimedia franchise
- Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, a character introduced to the Halo franchise in the video game Halo 3: ODST (2009)
- Joe Buck, title character in the 1965 novel Midnight Cowboy (with later adaptations in other media)
- Sergeant Buck Frobisher, on the television series Due South (1994–1999)
- Buck Strickland, Hank's manager in King of The Hill (1997–2009)
People
[edit]- Buck (nickname), people nicknamed Buck
- Buck (surname), a list of people
First name
[edit]- Buck Ellison (born 1987), American artist
- Buck Pierce (born 1981), Canadian football quarterback
Stage and ring names
[edit]- Buck 65, Canadian hip hop artist Richard Terfry
- Buck Angel, American trans man, adult film producer and performer Jake Miller (born 1972)
- Buck Dharma, American guitarist Donald Roeser (born 1947)
- Buck Henry, American actor, writer, and director Henry Zuckerman (1930–2020)
- Buck Jones, American film actor Charles Gebhart (1891–1942)
- Buck Owens, American singer and guitarist Alvis Owens Jr. (1929–2006)
- Young Buck, American rapper David Darnell Brown (born 1981)
Ring names
[edit]- Bunkhouse Buck, American professional wrestler James Golden (born 1950)
- Buck Quartermain and Buck Q, American professional wrestler Jason Seguine (born 1967)
- Buck Zumhofe, an American professional wrestler Eugene Otto Zumhofe (born 1951)
Places in the United States
[edit]- Buck Creek (disambiguation)
- Buck, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
- Buck Township, Hardin County, Ohio
- Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
[edit]- Buck (cocktail), an alcoholic mixed drink
- Buck (crater), on the planet Venus
- Buck (software), software for building other software
- Buck converter, a converter used to decrease (buck) DC voltage.
- USS Buck, several United States Navy ships
See also
[edit]- Bucking, a movement by a horse when the animal kicks out with both hind legs
- Bucks (disambiguation)
- Bucky (disambiguation)
- Buk (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing Buck