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Meaning: (idiomatic)To go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Synonym:buck the tide2001May 22, Wednesday, “Re: 'There are only 500 REAL anime fans in the UK'”, inuk.media.animation.anime[1](Usenet), message-ID <-6y*A5OWo@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>:Incidentally, I'm not sure you'rebucking the trendso much as going along with it; FTM crossplay is getting pretty popular, although you see more women going for bishounen and visual-kei genderfucky stars than anything else.2021November 17, Davie Carns, “Addressing the skills gap”, inRAIL, number944, page62:However, one regionbucking this trendby combatting the current deficiencies in skills development while simultaneously addressing sector demand is the West Midlands.2023July 24, Ashifa Kassam, “Vox party’s hardline attitudes appear to have turned off Spanish voters”, inThe Guardian[2],→ISSN:Party has been relegated to near-irrelevance as SpainbucksEuropeantrendof shift towards far right[.]
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