A 'buck' 95

[Wookie]

Ross : What do you weigh?
Russ : A buck 95, give or take a doughnut.

Not only this one, but I think I've heard it before, when someone's talking about a car's speed.
What does "buck" mean here?

 

[clairanne]

Hi

A "buck" is a dollar-

 

[Wookie]

Hi

A "buck" is a dollar-

I know that.
I want to know what that means in my example.

 

[nichec]

I wonder, can this be the answer?

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=buck*1+0&dict=I

 

[Harry Batt]

100 pounds + 95 pounds = 195 pounds However, in a game of poker buck = 1 dollar, as in "I'll raise you a buck."

 

[nichec]

100 pounds + 95 pounds = 195 pounds However, in a game of poker buck = 1 dollar, as in "I'll raise you a buck."

Oh, I see, so what does "give or take a doughnut" mean? Does it mean that his weight is very stable?

 

[clairanne]

HI

Yes I would think that he is fairly stable and only indulges him self in moderation. As in the odd doughnut.

 

[Wookie]

100 pounds + 95 pounds = 195 pounds However, in a game of poker buck = 1 dollar, as in "I'll raise you a buck."

In this example, "That car was rebuilt with three carbureters. Zero to a buck 13 in a quarter mile.", this means this car can reach a speed of 113 mph in a quartile mile, right?

 

[Harry Batt]

Only guys who put 3 carbs in a vintage car talk like that. Yes, 113 mph. How did you find out about my son?

 

[nichec]

Only guys who put 3 carbs in a vintage car talk like that. Yes, 113 mph. How did you find out about my son?

I googled him

A huge thank you to Harry Batt, Wookie, and clairanne. I learn something new today