Do Americans really say “bucks” to refer to dollars?

50 comments

1. yes

2. Yes some people do

3. yeah

4. Yes, we do.

5. I say bucks more than dollars

6. Yeah, sometimes. Not everyone does it every time or anything but it’s common enough.

7. Yes.. it’s common

8. yes it’s very common

9. Yes, it’s very common and I’m curious where the idea that it’s used more in Canada comes from.

10. Yes, all the time. “Like, 50 bucks” is not an odd thing to say at all.

11. All the time.

12. Yes

13. I heard it a lot when I was growing up, I rarely hear it now. Maybe it’s more common with kids than adults

14. Yeah, I do. Not literally every time I’m talking about money, but much more than I’d use other slang terms for dollars (Smackers, simoleons, etc. Though now that I think about it, I’m gonna use “smackers” more often. 🙂 )

    Edit: The uniquely Canadian one would be “loonies” and “twonies”.

    My favorite slang for foreign money was back when (briefly) the pound coin was called a ‘Maggie’ (hard, brassy, acts like a Sovereign.)

15. Yes, this is very common.

16. It might be more common to say Bucks than Dollars tbh. Idk how it compares to Canada (didn’t know they used it )but it is a thing here.

17. Ya some do, including most of my family. I tend to say dollars pronounced like dollas

18. yes, that is very common

19. How do you know it’s more common in Canada, eh? This, in my experience, is *extremely* common in the US.

20. I say “dollarbucks” for shits and giggles.

21. Yes. Sometimes when I’m feeling particularly snazzy I’ll say ‘Buckaroonies’.

22. Yep. All the time

23. Haha I just realized we also refer to money as “doe” sometimes.. I wonder where this originated from.. something to do with deer possibly. Trading, fur, meat..?

24. Yes. It dosen’t seem to be regional, a lot of people from a lot of places say it.

25. All the time. 1 syllable > 2 syllables

26. All the time.

27. Yes, the term buck originated in America as well

28. Yes. I don’t hear it as much now as when I was a kid, but it’s still used as slang for dollars.

29. Yup I use it all the time, I say bucks more than dollars

30. I use “buck” to refer to a whole number of any currency. Including in DnD games.

31. Yes absolutely. It’s common slang. If you look at my post history, I’m 99% sure I’ve used it in the last 24-48 hours.

    Edit : Three uses in my comments since Monday.

32. Bucks is common. Short for Buckaroos, of course.

33. Yes, I use “bucks” even more than “dollars.” It’s just quicker to say lol

34. Yes, more commonly than saying dollars.

35. Yes. Everybody.

36. Yeah, Canada has some weird myths they fully believe in. Assuming they believe in this one. I didn’t know Canada said bucks.

37. Bucks, dough, skrilla, duckets, dollas

38. All the time. It’s very casual though.

39. Yes, it is very, very common.

40. There are a couple of older, out of style words you might see in novels. A fin is a five dollar bill. A sawbuck is a ten dollar bill.

41. I use bucks more than dollars unless it’s for some exact amount like $47.35 or whatever.

42. I have lives all over the USA, and yes, bucks is a very common term used for money.

43. Yes, I say it.

44. Why would it be a Canadian thing?

45. We probably say “bucks” more than we say “dollars”

46. What is “keep it a buck”?

47. Very common between people in an informal situation. Less so in a retail situation because it typically refers to even dollar amounts like “Fifty bucks.”

48. Yes.

49. Yes. All the time. Totally normal thing to say and hear.

50. Yes. All the time. Cost me 20 bucks cab fare to get over here. That kinda thing.