blind man's buff
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See also: blindman's buff
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (US) blind man's bluff
Etymology[edit]
blind man's + an obsolete sense of buff, coming from Old French buffe (“blow”). First known usage from 1854.
Noun[edit]
blind man's buff (uncountable)
- (Britain, games) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.[1]
- Synonyms: hoodman-blind, (both obsolete) hoodwink
Related terms[edit]
- hoodman (“the blindfolded player”) (obsolete)
Translations[edit]
game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
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References[edit]
- ^ Michael Quinion (2004), “Blind man's buff”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
Further reading[edit]
Blind man's bluff (game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia