Buffs

British

/ bʌfs /

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Buffs

C19: from their buff-coloured facings

Example Sentences

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Six Pac-12 teams went into the tournament ahead of Colorado, despite the Buffs being the runner-up in the conference tournament.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 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

Oregon did not make a field goal in the second quarter as the Buffs took a 31-11 lead to the break.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Colorado wraps up a three-game home stand Sunday when the Buffs play host to Oregon State.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 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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