blindman's buff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blindman's buff
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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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
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
And colonial children played the same games some 20th century American children do: hopscotch, tag, blindman's buff, dominoes, cards.
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
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