There are many place the word shark could have come from but it is suggested the the word was first used on one of John Hawkins’s expeditions.

Xoc (pronounced showk) the Mayan (that is used in Yucatán, Mexico) word for fish might have been changed into shark.

The German word Schurke meaning villain or scoundrel

Big apple comes from horse racing slang.The idea is that if you win a horse race New

York is the place to go because it is succulent and sweet like an apple and you can have a good time there.

Big Apple was also used in the late 19th century to refer to the winning of a bet.

Buck comes from rodeo slang people would bet how soon the wild horse would buck its rider off and whoever won would get one dollar hence the word buck caught on.

Have you guessed the fake word?

And the bluff word is…Buck

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