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

And colonial children played the same games some 20th century American children do: hopscotch, tag, blindman's buff, dominoes, cards.

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

In trying to gauge prospects for 1974, most economists admit to playing a kind of blindman's buff.

From Time Magazine Archive

I stumbled as in a game of blindman's buff.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison