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Buck House

  1. (slang) Buckingham Palace.
    • 1985, "A Day in the Life" (video game review) in Your Spectrum (issue 15, page 56)
      At last, good old Uncle Clive has finally received the recognition he deserves. Today's the day he has to toddle off to Buck House to collect his gong as a Dame Commander of the British Empire []
    • 2003, Beryl Fletcher, The House at Karamu, page 273:
      I liked the old lady in spite of her boasting about going to Buck House.