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buck fever
buck fevern. Nervous excitement felt by a novice hunter at the first sight of game.buck fever n (Hunting) nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game ThesaurusNoun | 1. | buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunterfever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" |
buck fever
buck fever1. Nervous anticipation and excitement felt by a novice or inexperienced hunter when seeing game (not necessarily deer) for the first time. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Calm down, son, and get that buck fever under control or you won't be able to hit the thing!2. Any feelings of nervous anticipation and excitement felt before a new experience. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I had a bit of buck fever before my first varsity football game.See also: buck, feverBuck Fever Acute coronary syndrome affecting out-of-shape hunters who get overly excited from sighting or shooting deer, or who overexert themselves dragging killed wild game, in particular male bucks, which have the biggest antlers, out of the woodsbuck fever
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