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Buckley's hope
Buckley's hope
Little to no chance of something. Of uncertain origin, it is either a reference to "Buckley's and none" (a pun from the former department store Buckley's & Nunn), or to the escapades of the escaped colonial convict William Buckley. Primarily heard in Australia. I'd say you have Buckley's hope of getting that loan approved.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Albert | | ['ælbət] | |
Cirino | | chee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Valdas | | - | Lithuanian |
Danko | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
Feri | | - | Hungarian |
Sylvester | | [sil'vestə] | |