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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

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

The Huskies are 13-10 versus the Buffs as league opponents.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 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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