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Buff

proper nounnounnounnounnounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

noun

  1. 1

    A member of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).

Etymology

From the colour of their facings.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of Buffalo nickelClipping of Buffalo nickel.

noun

  1. 1

    slangA member of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.

noun

  1. 1

    slangA Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft.

Forms

plural
Buffs
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