buffalo
[buhf-uh-loh]
noun, plural buf·fa·loes, buf·fa·los, (especially collectively) buf·fa·lo.
any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
a buffalofish.
a shuffling tap-dance step.
verb (used with object), buf·fa·loed, buf·fa·lo·ing. Informal.
to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem.
to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him.
Origin of buffalo
1535–45, Americanism; earlier bufalo < Portuguese (now bufaro) < Late Latin būfalus, variant of Latin būbalus bubal
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Historical Examples of buffaloing
When it comes to buffaloing the opposite side, that's my long suit.
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Buffalo
noun
buffalo
noun plural -loes or -lo
verb (tr) US and Canadian informal
Word Origin for buffalo
C16: from Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būfalus, alteration of Latin būbalus; see bubal
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Niagara Falls is northwest of Buffalo.
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