blindman's buff

American  

[blahynd-manz buhf] / ˈblaɪndˌmænz ˈbʌf /

noun

1. a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players.

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Etymology

Origin of blindman's buff

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

A game of blindman’s buff played by the servants in “Loving” is similar, in its position and its import, to a game of hide-and-seek in “The Rules of the Game.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

This deadly "blindman's buff" has never been played to conclusion over U.S. territory, but McGuire's pilots have had plenty of training missions and plenty of dead-earnest practice.

From Time Magazine Archive

When great states come anywhere near the brink in the nuclear age, there is no room for games of blindman's buff.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nicely poised, sometimes ironic balance of twin protagonists at play in a high-stakes game of blindman's buff gives The Hunt for Red October solid dramatic tension.

From Time Magazine Archive

All they want to do is play blindman’s buff and ghost-in-the-graveyard, but that’s hard to do inside our tiny house.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan