1. plural of buckeen; young men of the Irish gentry or middle class, especially those who are boastful or pretentious
Usage: Irish English; historical

Examples

• The buckeens rode through the village showing off their fine horses.
• Local buckeens gathered at the tavern to discuss politics and business.
• The older residents remembered when the buckeens would parade through town in their best clothes.
• These buckeens thought themselves superior to the common folk.
• The buckeens spent their fathers’ money freely at the fair.