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English
Etymology
From buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌf
Noun
buff (plural buffs)
- Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- A brownish yellow colour.
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buff colour:
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- A military coat made of buff leather.
- (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.
- He’s a history buff.
- (gaming) An effect that temporally makes a gaming character stronger.
- (rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
Derived terms
Antonyms
Translations
a person who is very interested in a particular subject
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Adjective
buff (comparative buffer or more buff, superlative buffest or most buff)
- Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
- (bodybuilding): Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)
- The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.
- 1994, Blurred Boundaries: Questions of Meaning in Contemporary Culture, page 155:
- The appearance of logic often derives from faulty syllogisms such as Sgt. Koon's conclusion that King was an ex-con because he was "buffed out" (heavily muscled). The thinking is: "ex-cons are often buffed out; this man is buffed out; therefore, this man is an ex-con."
- (slang) attractive.
Derived terms
- buff-tip moth
- buffly
Translations
Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow
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Verb
buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)
- To polish and make shiny.
- (gaming) To make a character stronger.
- The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon.
Derived terms
Antonyms
Translations
To polish and make shiny
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Is there a product out there that will help bring back my wood floor's shine?
Q. Please do not tell me to sand it or buff it and such, I live in an apartment and am not going to spend an arm and a leg on someone elses home, that I may not live in forever. I was using some mr clean a couple of times and it looks duller than it did when I moved in. Is there a product that will help my floor?
Asked by s.p - Mon Mar 31 08:50:51 2008 - Maintenance & Repairs - 3 Answers - Comments
A. have you tried murphy soap - that works well in our church
Answered by lyn - Mon Mar 31 09:49:18 2008
Q. Please do not tell me to sand it or buff it and such, I live in an apartment and am not going to spend an arm and a leg on someone elses home, that I may not live in forever. I was using some mr clean a couple of times and it looks duller than it did when I moved in. Is there a product that will help my floor?
Asked by s.p - Mon Mar 31 08:50:51 2008 - Maintenance & Repairs - 3 Answers - Comments
A. have you tried murphy soap - that works well in our church
Answered by lyn - Mon Mar 31 09:49:18 2008
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