Buck (PW) dollar I’m low this week on cash. Can I borrow a few bucks to get me through the week? (MW) 4 a : buckskin; also : an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin b (1) : dollar 3b (2) : a sum of money especially to be gained buck>; also : money —usually used in plural (phraseFinder) fast buck Posted by Li Yar on November 22, 2004 In Reply to: Re: What is a fast buck? posted by ESC on November 21, 2004 : : : : What is a fast buck and where does it comes from? : : : It's a dollar, a "buck," made by illegal or unethical means, not one earned by the sweat of honest labor. (I was going to say it's a male deer and it comes out of the woods, but I restrained myself.) : : Usu acquired quickly : Easy money. Usually through something questionable or downright illegal. The opposite of earned an honest dollar. origin a speedy young animal? (free) n. Informal 1. A dollar. 2. An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck. (urban) 5.n: slang for money |