Buffs

/ (bʌfs) /

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pl n

the Buffs the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment

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Word Origin for Buffs

C19: from their buff-coloured facings

Words nearby Buffs

bufflehead, buffo, Buffon, buffoon, buffoonery, Buffs, buff stick, buff-tip moth, buff top, buff wheel, buffy

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How to use Buffs in a sentence

Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then roll over the Nebraska border into Omaha, where train buffs can't miss the Union Pacific Railroad Museum.
The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stereos existed, but that market was still limited to audio buffs.
Classic Miles Davis Recordings Reveal New Beauty in Their Classic Mono Format|Malcolm Jones|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In any case, this sort of peculiar programming has made the Cannes festival an annual three-ring circus for film buffs.
Lee Daniels: Cannes Film Festival’s Mischief Maker|Richard Porton|May 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He tans, moisturizes, exfoliates, and buffs, and then gels his hair back, with a crisp white button-up.
In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock Takes On Modern Masculinity|Jessica Bennett|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among the regiments assembled for that purpose, at Ferozepore, the then frontier station, were the Buffs.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
The officers of the Imperial frigate were entertained at dinner by those of the Buffs: an attention much appreciated by them.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
A company of the Buffs which attempted to bring relief was altogether destroyed.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
They were the first of the Battalion to use rifle grenades, which were taken up to them by a party of the Buffs.
The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry|Unknown
At Council Buffs, Iowa, a woman who don't chew gum is out of style, and gets the cold shoulder.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870|Various