bucco
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A person who plays for or supports the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team
- noun
- Jargon
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fanático de los Pirates
- She has been a proud bucco since she was a child, never missing a season.
Examples
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The crowd erupted as a bucco hit a home run in the ninth inning.
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Many buccos gathered at the stadium.
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Every loyal bucco wore black and gold to the big game at PNC Park.
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I am a huge bucco!
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Every loyal bucco wore black and gold to support the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game.
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The crowd erupted when a bucco hit a game-winning home run in the ninth inning.
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She has proudly identified as a bucco since childhood, never missing a game in the season.
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember bucco as a fan word is to think of buccaneer, which means 'pirate'; the Pittsburgh team was called the 'Buccaneers', so supporters and players became known as 'Buccos'.
