...The Buck $tops Here....
Today's installment of "Tuesday Trivia" deals w/ a question that popped into my head the other day while I was drying my hair. It should be noted that many of my deepest thoughts along with many of my most ridiculous thoughts/questions occur while I'm either in the shower or drying my hair...I don't know why it happens, but I think it might have something to do with the stimulation of my brain as I wash and dry my hair. So, without further adieu, I'd like to ask "The Takeover" world: 'Why are dollar bills also referred to as 'bucks'?
For the answer, we of course turned to the most reliable source in the world...WikiAnswers (which I am assuming is a division of Wikipedia??)
Answer
The word buck - possibly an abbreviation of buckskin or buckarooney, an intrinsic "currency" for trade with American Indians known since 1746 - has been recorded since 1856 and is widely used as a synonym for the dollars of many countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United States and also for rupees in India and Pakistan.Also, one wonders whether "buck" might not have been derived from "sawbuck" by the logic of "A sawbuck is ten dollars, so one dollar must be just 'a buck'."
