buffy

American  

[buhf-ee] / ˈbʌf i /

adjective

1. buff-colored.

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Etymology

Origin of buffy

buff ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“The deal was never etched in paper and signed by any party — it was a handshake agreement in principle,” Erin Ivie, a spokesperson for Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, told CalMatters.

From Los Angeles Times

Google was clear in the deal that “its contributions were contingent” on state funding, similar to its journalism funding deal in Canada, said Erin Ivie, spokesperson for Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who brokered the deal in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a barely concealed “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” meets “Thursday Murder Club” and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the release of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” in 1992, TV showrunners and filmmakers ran with the whole dreamy vamp thing for years, sure, and there’s no sign of it stopping, but past the heyday of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Twilight,” we now have Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis in “Scream,” and, my personal favorite, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in the most recent block of “Star Wars” films to lust over.

From Salon

To declare Naru to be the start of a trend of non-white women being featured in parts to rival “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Hanna,” or “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” would be wildly optimistic.

From Salon