bluff

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English [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Dutch bluffen (brag) or bluf (bragging).

Noun [edit]

bluff (plural bluffs)

  1. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
  2. (poker) An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.
    John's bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair.
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Verb [edit]

bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)

  1. To make a bluff.
    John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
  2. To scare with a false show of strength.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Related to Middle Low German blaff, "smooth".

Noun [edit]

bluff (plural bluffs)

  1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
  2. (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
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Adjective [edit]

bluff (comparative bluffer, superlative bluffest)

  1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
  2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
  4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
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References [edit]

  • “bluff” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Danish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English bluff.

Noun [edit]

bluff n

  1. bluff

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English bluff.

Noun [edit]

bluff m (plural bluffs)

  1. (chiefly card games) bluff

Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English bluff.

Noun [edit]

bluff c

  1. a bluff

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