Buffs
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Buffs
C19: from their buff-coloured facings
Example Sentences
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Aaronette Vonleh scored 13 points and Frida Formann had 12 for the Buffs.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2024
Comment: As bad as things are going for the Buffs, who are 1-5 in their last six games, it’s hard to imagine them falling to Oregon, which is on a school record, 13-game losing streak.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
The Buffs doubled up the Huskies late in the second to surge ahead 42-21 and things never got any better for UW.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
Colorado: The Buffs were taken out of their rhythm by foul trouble in the fourth quarter, preventing a fantastic finish for the raucous crowd.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
The Keeper had found me an obliging old colonel of the Buffs, something of an amateur historian himself, who had read the relevant pages of my typescript and faxed through his suggestions.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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