blind man's buff

blind·man's buff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blahynd-manz buhf]
- /ˈblaɪndˌmænz ˈbʌf/
- /blaɪnd mænz bʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blahynd-manz buhf]
- /ˈblaɪndˌmænz ˈbʌf/

Definitions of blind man's buff words

noun blind man's buff a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch and identify the other players 3
noun blind man's buff a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players. 1
noun blind man's buff blindfolded tag game 1
noun blind man's buff (Britain, games) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to touch the other players. 0

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Origin of blind man's buff

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Blind man's buff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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blind man's buff popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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