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buckeye (iou)



buckeye noun & adjective. Exc. sense A.1 US. M18.
[from BUCK noun1 + EYE noun.]
A. noun.
(The nut or fruit of) a tree or shrub of the genus Aesculus; an American horse chestnut. M18.
A backwoodsman; a native of Ohio. E19.
An inferior person or thing; a shop selling inferior goods. M19.
Comb.: Buckeye State Ohio, where buckeye trees are abundant.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of Ohio. M19.
Inferior; showy but not impressive. E20.