strapping young buck

From a 1976 speech by Ronald Reagan, who complained of "strapping young bucks" using public assistance to buy T-Bone steaks, the phrase is shorthand for "undeserving and lazy black people living off hardworking white taxpayers instead of getting a job." Many commentators have noted that the phrase originated from the auction block. Now used ironically by liberal commentators to identify racist dog-whistles in conservative argument.

"Whereas once the problem was just welfare queens and strapping young bucks, now it’s the entire middle and lower classes, the lazy union members, the credit card deadbeats, the unemployed so content with their benefits that they don’t look for work."

'We Are All Strapping Young Bucks Now'
Doug J. _Balloon Juice_ January 6, 2011

by Saxifrage2300 January 7, 2012

young buck

A Young person who is inexperienced in life.

"You just a lil young buck."
"Young buck, you don't know nothin about this here."

by Chelley January 14, 2006

young buck

The guy with the coolest chain ever... no need to rap when you have got THAT chain

G G G G G Unit!!!

by Slick February 23, 2004

young buck

young ass mofo. got to grow the fuck up or get fucked up. u got to learn.

damn dude is a young buck.

by no1can March 15, 2009

young buck

a south coast rapper with a mad crazy flow. too bad he's in g-unit, he has talent.

Young Buck is the best in G-unit, he puts them jokes like 50, Yayo, and Spider Loc to shame.

by gggggunot January 6, 2006

young buck

Young Buck a good rapper man, you high off sumtin, Stunt 101, P.I.M.P. Remix...

Young Buck, 50 Cent, Llyod Banks, Tony Yayo

by Yo Momma November 15, 2003

Strapping Young Buck

A young, good-looking, and rather hot example of the male species who appears before the eyes of a lustful older woman.

Boss: "Why are you late?"
Cougar: "I got derailed by a strapping young buck."
Boss: "With antlers and everything?"

by MadamexXx March 10, 2009