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[edit]Etymology 1

From Dutch bluffen ("brag") or bluf ("bragging").

[edit]Noun

bluff (plural bluffs)
  1. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
  2. (poker) An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.
    John's bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair.

[edit]Translations
[show ▼]act of bluffing
[show ▼]poker: attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do

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[edit]Verb

bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)
  1. To make a bluff.
    John bluffed by betting without even a pair.

  2. To scare with a false show of strength.

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[show ▼]to make a bluff

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[edit]Etymology 2

Related to Middle Low German blaff, "smooth".

[edit]Noun

bluff (plural bluffs)
  1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
  2. (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
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[show ▼]high, steep bank

[edit]Adjective

  1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
  2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.  [quotations ▼]
  4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
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[show ▼]having a broad, flattened front
[show ▼]rising steeply with a flat or rounded front
[show ▼]surly; churlish; gruff; rough
[show ▼]abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque

[edit]References

  • “bluff” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

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[edit]Danish

[edit]Alternative forms

[edit]Etymology

Borrowing from English bluff.

[edit]Noun

bluff n
  1. bluff

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[edit]French

[edit]Etymology

Borrowing from English bluff.

[edit]Noun

bluff m (plural bluffs)
  1. (chiefly card games) bluff

[edit]Swedish

[edit]Etymology

Borrowing from English bluff.

[edit]Noun

bluff c
  1. a bluff

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[show ▼]Declension of bluff

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