| Summary: | buckaloon n This word seems to refer to the person with the highest authority in a given situation. In other words, a buckaloon is a "big shot". However, I could not discover where the term came from. It is interesting to note that my fathere was in Ottawa recently attending a conference. He used this word (buckaloon) and all the "mainlanders" were fascinated and wanted to know what it meant. The word spread like wildfire at the conference, and at a dinner which was given, the master of ceremonies intro- duced the guest of honour and remarked that he was the buckaloon for the evening. Heard from father, Frank Ryan, fire commissioner, aged 55. He first heard his used about 30 years ago in St. John's, some- one used it in referring to an important person. See cited quotation. DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I as P 229-68
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