Buffs
Britishplural noun
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
The Buffs haven’t beaten a ranked team since Jan. 21 — and they are 6-7 overall in Quadrant 1 games — while Oregon State, with Beers available, is at close to its best.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Colorado offered his brother, a class-of-2027 quarterback, this week, and that moved the Buffs higher on Thatcher’s list.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Her buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the second quarter doubled CU’s halftime lead to six, followed by a 22-11 Buffs edge in the third.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 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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