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blind man's buff

blind man's buff noun: a game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.

Noun

blind man's buff (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.
    • That was a further clue; and here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm," as children say at blind-man's-buff, although, as a matter-of-fact, she had now been talking of George Miller at all.1876, William Black, “An Encounter”, in Madcap Violet. […], volume III, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 74

blind man's buff meaning in Tamil, Odia, Tagalog and Vietnamese

blind man's buff in Tamil

game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
கண்கட்டிப் பிடித்தல் kaṇkaṭṭip piṭittal

blind man's buff in Odia

game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
ଅନ୍ଧପୁଟୁଳି andhapuṭuḷi

blind man's buff in Tagalog

game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
piring-piringan

blind man's buff in Vietnamese

game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
bịt mắt bắt dê

Synonyms of blind man's buff

Forms of blind man's buff

alternative formblind man's bluff

Origin of blind man's buff

From blind man's + an obsolete sense of buff, coming from Old French buffe (“blow”). First known usage from 1854.

Questions about blind man's buff

What does blind man's buff mean?
Blind man's buff means a game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.
What is blind man's buff in Tamil?
Blind man's buff in Tamil is கண்கட்டிப் பிடித்தல் (kaṇkaṭṭip piṭittal). See Blind man's buff meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blind man's buff?
Blind man's buff is a noun.

Words near blind man's buff in the dictionary

  1. blind leading the blind
  2. blind level
  3. blind levels
  4. blind loop syndrome
  5. blind man's bluff
  6. blind man's buff
  7. blind man's holiday
  8. blind map
  9. blind maps
  10. blind massage
  11. blind massages

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