blind man's buff
See also: blindman's buff
English
Alternative forms
- (US) blind man's bluff
Etymology
blind man's + an obsolete sense of buff, coming from Old French buffe (“blow”). First known usage from 1854.
Noun
blind man's buff (uncountable)
- (Britain, games) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.[1]
Synonyms
- hoodman-blind (obsolete)
Related terms
- hoodman (“the blindfolded player”) (obsolete)
Translations
game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
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References
- “Blind man's buff” in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, 2004, →ISBN.
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