Definitions of "Buck up"
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Buck up
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DefinitionTo stumble or meet up with someone or something by chance.
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Example SentencesPatois: Mi buck up inna di chair
English: I stumbled into the chair -
posted by Lionheart on February 22, 2017
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Buck up
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English Translationbump into
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DefinitionBuck up has two meanings: a) To meet someone; as in, bump into them unexpectedly. b) To gain something like victory or win by luck.
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Example SentencesPatois: Mi buck up inna mi teacher inna Coronation Market.
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Related WordsAll fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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posted by CongoKalungaGangalee on April 8, 2016
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English TranslationMeet
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DefinitionTo accidentally meet or stumble into someone
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Example SentencesPatois: Mi buck up him a di junction
English: I stumbled into him at the junction -
Related WordsAll fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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posted by dihigrade on December 10, 2013
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English Translationstumble into
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Example SentencesPatois: Look weh yuh deh go before yuh buck up inna di wall
English: Look where you are going or you might stumble into the wall -
Related WordsAll fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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posted by anonymous on September 10, 2013
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