Buffs

/ bʌfs /

plural noun

1. the Buffs
   the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment

Word History and Origins

Origin of Buffs¹

C19: from their buff-coloured facings

Example Sentences

Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.

From The Daily Beast

Then roll over the Nebraska border into Omaha, where train buffs can't miss the Union Pacific Railroad Museum.

From The Daily Beast

Stereos existed, but that market was still limited to audio buffs.

From The Daily Beast

In any case, this sort of peculiar programming has made the Cannes festival an annual three-ring circus for film buffs.

From The Daily Beast

He tans, moisturizes, exfoliates, and buffs, and then gels his hair back, with a crisp white button-up.

From The Daily Beast

Among the regiments assembled for that purpose, at Ferozepore, the then frontier station, were the Buffs.

From Project Gutenberg

The officers of the Imperial frigate were entertained at dinner by those of the Buffs: an attention much appreciated by them.

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A company of the Buffs which attempted to bring relief was altogether destroyed.

From Project Gutenberg

They were the first of the Battalion to use rifle grenades, which were taken up to them by a party of the Buffs.

From Project Gutenberg

At Council Buffs, Iowa, a woman who don't chew gum is out of style, and gets the cold shoulder.

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