buckeens
/bʌˈkinz/
noun
- Plural of buckeen; young men who pretend to be gentlemen or aristocrats.
- The town was full of buckeens trying to outdo each other with borrowed finery.
- Historians note that buckeens were common in rural Ireland during the 19th century.
- The buckeens gathered at the fair, hoping to be mistaken for wealthy landowners.