Buffs

/ bʌfs /

plural noun

1. the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment

Word History and Origins

Origin of Buffs¹

C19: from their buff-coloured facings

Example Sentences

World War II history buffs knew it as the Chinese Nationalists’ wartime capital.

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Naming the ship Maginot, after a famously failed French defense in World War I, is clearly a little joke for history buffs, and also apt.

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For horror movie buffs, the filmmakers and stars of the supernatural will take the stage to tease the upcoming sequel.

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Many filmmakers who are movie buffs have been lovers of movies since they were kids.

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The two most zealous space buffs on Earth loom large in Washington, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in a moon race with their respective rocket enterprises, Blue Origin and Space X.

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