when a person with working class Irish Catholic roots gets a little taste of wealth and then tries to present themself to others as snobby, aristocratic and British in an attempt to appear more sophisticated than they really are. People with a severe case of this disease sometimes speak in bogus transatlantic accents. Named after William F. Buckley, pretentious host of the TV show Firing Line that ran for over 30 years.
Rick: hey, you wanna text Johnny to see if he's down to smoke some weed?
James: nah, he's got Buckley Syndrome ever since that ambulance chaser helped him win that lawsuit. He only smokes Benson and Hedges now.
James: nah, he's got Buckley Syndrome ever since that ambulance chaser helped him win that lawsuit. He only smokes Benson and Hedges now.
by ManHoodForReal72 December 13, 2023