Unconfirmed. Theories include: -Anglo-American colonists' slang term describing young Indian men (sometimes described as young bucks), who in warm weather often hunted and fought without clothing -From the phrase "as naked as a buck deer" (similar to the phrase "naked as a jay-bird" and reinforced in its usage by the fact that the hair of a deer is similar in color to tanned human skin)
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ReplyDeleteUnconfirmed. Theories include:
-Anglo-American colonists' slang term describing young Indian men (sometimes described as young bucks), who in warm weather often hunted and fought without clothing
-From the phrase "as naked as a buck deer" (similar to the phrase "naked as a jay-bird" and reinforced in its usage by the fact that the hair of a deer is similar in color to tanned human skin)