English Explanatory Dictionary

buck fifty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long slash wound across the face, especially one inflicted by using a razor blade, sometimes especially a Glasgow smile.

Word forms

buck fifty buck fifties buck-fifty buck 50

Etymology

Supposedly in reference to the number of stitches (150) it takes to close such a wound.

Related words

keep it a buck fifty
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