Buick
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4.2
- proper noun
- /bjuːɪk/
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Buick
- And when I went flaccid, the condom rolled all the way up and it rolled up in my Buick hairs, right.
- Buick Invitational
- Buick Open
- Buick Classic
Examples
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Messages from the mass media are partly responsible (Van den Buick, 2000).
Academic text (2006) -
She's not a Buick.
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l have never let the fact that you have the name of a Buick come between us.
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Buick and those jerks.
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I am tremendously grateful to the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities for its fellowship support for this work, as I am to Kate Brannen and Sarah Buick for their close read and helpful comments.
Academic text (2008) -
Van den Buick (2000) reported that among adolescents, the degree of watching television correlated negatively with ideal body image; frequent viewers preferred a thinner ideal body than less frequent television viewers.
Academic text (2006) -
My grandfather's last name was Buick, which we proudly carry on in our family.
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In the small town, many people knew the Buick family and their contributions to the community.
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The Buick name is well-respected in our town because of its long history in local businesses.
Synonyms
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7.4
A family name that some people use as their last name
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7.3
A family name used by some people in English-speaking countries
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6.7
A family name used by people to show family connection
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4.5
A family name, for example the last name of Walter P., who founded a car company
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3.9
A family last name, especially that of Louis Chevrolet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buick is a family name or surname that people pass down. It is a Scottish last name, so Buick now means both a person's family name and, later, the car brand that took that name.