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Bucks

American  
[buhks] / bʌks /

noun

  1. another name for Buckinghamshire.

Bucks British  
/ bʌks /

abbreviation

  1. Buckinghamshire

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He agreed to depart from the Milwaukee Bucks after winning 16 fewer games this season than last.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The Bucks floundered without him and the coach paid the price.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Do you have a story suggestion for Beds, Herts or Bucks?

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Lillard was injured in last year's playoffs while with Milwaukee, then waived by the Bucks and signed by the Trail Blazers, for whom he played in his first 11 NBA campaigns.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

She wanted to be home when Richie and I finished school every afternoon, and she wound up getting a job as an elementary school teacher in Central Bucks School District in the neighboring county.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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