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buffery

buffery noun: the quality of being a buff or enthusiast; a keen interest in something; fandom.

Noun

buffery (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a buff or enthusiast; a keen interest in something; fandom.
    • The first phase was a sudden fashion among the film buffs, some of whom latched on to the picture with the enthusiasm that suggests that film buffery, that beguiling beacon of Sixties taste, has slid into some really desperate final phase.2013, Gunnar Hansen, Chain Saw Confidential
    • What distinguishes a film buff from someone who simply loves going to the movies? Is buffery a hobby, a vocation, a stage of development or a pathology?1979, Take One, volume 7, page 35

Origin of buffery

From buff + -ery.

Questions about buffery

What does buffery mean?
Buffery means the quality of being a buff or enthusiast; a keen interest in something; fandom.
What part of speech is buffery?
Buffery is a noun.

Words near buffery in the dictionary

  1. bufferizing
  2. bufferless
  3. buffers
  4. buffers up
  5. buffersful
  6. buffery
  7. bufferzone
  8. bufferzones
  9. buffes
  10. buffest
  11. buffet

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