Words & TermsWar, service and history
buckoo
Much; a lot, from French beaucoup.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “buckoo” means much; a lot, from French beaucoup.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre’s AIF glossary directly records buckoo as a First World War corruption of beaucoup, alongside bookoo.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical