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- noun games Alternative form of
blind man's buff .
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Variant of blind man's buff.
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sionnach commented on the word blind man's bluff
Hmmm. Somehow I think this should be blind man's buff
February 4, 2009
plethora commented on the word blind man's bluff
From Wiki:
The game is known as blind man's buff in the UK and Ireland, "buff" meaning a small push. It is possible that the American name is a corruption, or it may originate from the older sense of bluff meaning to blindfold.
Personally, I know it by this name, rather than the BEng. To me it makes sense because you can bluff by making a noise to draw the attention of the Blind Man and then move away as silently as possible. I do the same in Marco Polo.
February 4, 2009