buffy
/ˈbʌfi/
buffy adjective: of a buff color.
Adjective
buffy (comparative buffier, superlative buffiest)
- Of a buff color.
- A small sandpiper with rather buffy upper parts[…]1966, Bulletin, number 203, page 154
Proper noun capitalized: Buffy
Buffy
- A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
buffy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
buffy in Hindi
- बफी, बुफी, बफ़ी
buffy in Tamil
- பஃபி
buffy in Marathi
- बफी, बुफी
buffy in Urdu
- بفی
More languagesFewer languages
- buffy in Bengali
- বাফি, বফি, বুফি
- buffy in Telugu
- బఫీ, బుఫీ
- buffy in Malayalam
- ബഫി, ബുഫി
- buffy in Kannada
- ಬಫಿ, ಬಫೀ
- buffy in Punjabi
- ਬਫੀ, ਬਫ਼ੀ
- buffy in Gujarati
- બફી
- buffy in Odia
- ବଫି, ବୁଫି
- buffy in Nepali
- बफी
Forms of buffy
| comparative | buffier |
|---|---|
| superlative | buffiest |
Origin of buffy
From buff + -y.
A pet form of Elizabeth (cf. Bethy), based on a child's unsuccessful attempts to pronounce the name. Popularized by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise.
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Questions about buffy
- What does buffy mean?
- Buffy means of a buff color.
- What is buffy in Hindi?
- Buffy in Hindi is बफी, बुफी, बफ़ी. See Buffy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is buffy?
- Buffy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce buffy?
- Buffy is pronounced /ˈbʌfi/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: buffy (page history and authors); Buffy (page history and authors); buffy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); buffy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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