Buckism

/ˈbʌkɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The behavior, manners, or practices characteristic of a 'buck'; the philosophy or lifestyle of fashionable, often dissolute young men.

Etymology

From 'buck' + '-ism' (suffix forming ideologies, systems, or characteristic behaviors). This developed in 17th-18th century English to satirize the affected lifestyle of young rakes and dandies.

Kelly Says

Buckism was almost a social movement in Restoration England—it had its own fashion codes, slang, and moral attitudes that made older generations horrified! Writers and satirists constantly complained about it, making it one of history's earliest documented 'youth culture panic.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰውነት
se-wen-et
ARالعربية
جبن
jibn
BNবাংলা
অহংকার
o-hon-kaar
CACatalà
orgull
or-gul
CSČeština
pýcha
pɪx-ča
DADansk
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
DEDeutsch
Hüpferhaftigkeit
hyuːp-fər-ˈhaːf-tɪ-kɛɪt
ELΕλληνικά
αλαζονεία
a-la-zo-ne-ia
ESEspañol
ostentacionismo
os-ten-ta-θjon-is-mo
FAفارسی
خودبيني
xod-be-ni
FISuomi
arrogancia
ar-ro-gan-tsia
FRFrançais
bouderie
bʊ-dɛʁi
GUGU
ગૌરવ
gou-rav
HAHA
kyautata
kya-u-ta-ta
HEעברית
גאווה
ga-o-va
HIहिन्दी
अहंकार
a-han-kaar
HUMagyar
büszkeség
büsz-kɛ-sɛg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keangkuhan
ke-an-ku-han
IGIG
ego
e-go
ITItaliano
arroganza
a-ro-ˈgan-tsa
JA日本語
生意気
sei-eki
KKKK
көпшілік
ko-p-shi-lik
KMKM
អន្ធការ
an-dak-a-ar
KO한국어
거만함
geo-man-ham
MRMR
अहंकार
a-han-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
bangga
ban-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
gekte
ˈɣɛktə
NONorsk
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
PAPA
ਗੁਰੂ
gu-roo
PLPolski
chęć narzucenia
xɛt nar-ˈt͡su-t͡sɛ-niɛ
PTPortuguês
arrogante
a-ro-ˈgan-tʃi
RORomână
mândrie
man-drie
RUРусский
нахальство
na-xal-st-vo
SVSvenska
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
கருத்தாக்கம்
karu-tta-a-kam
TEతెలుగు
అహంకారం
a-han-ka-a-ram
THไทย
ความหยิ่ง
khwam-yhing
TLTL
pagmamalaki
pa-gma-ma-la-ki
TRTürkçe
kaba
ka-ba
UKУкраїнська
завива
za-vi-va
URاردو
arrogancy
ar-ro-gan-si
VITiếng Việt
sự kiêu ngạo
su kiêu ngao
YOYO
arogant
a-ro-gant
ZH中文
狂妄
kuángwàng
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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