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counterbluff

counterbluff noun: a bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy.

Noun

counterbluff (plural counterbluffs)

  1. A bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy.

Forms of counterbluff

pluralcounterbluffs

Origin of counterbluff

From counter- + bluff.

Questions about counterbluff

What does counterbluff mean?
Counterbluff means a bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy.
What part of speech is counterbluff?
Counterbluff is a noun.
What is the plural of counterbluff?
The plural of counterbluff is counterbluffs.

Words near counterbluff in the dictionary

  1. counterblocked
  2. counterblocking
  3. counterblocks
  4. counterblow
  5. counterblows
  6. counterbluff
  7. counterbluffs
  8. counterboarding
  9. counterbond
  10. counterbonds
  11. counterbore

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