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Definition bluff

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”).

Noun

bluff (countable and uncountable, plural bluffs)

1. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
2. (poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.
3. (US, dated) The card game poker.
4. One who bluffs; a bluffer.
5. (slang, dated) An excuse.

Verb

bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)

1. (poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
2. (by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
3. To take advantage by bluffing.

Etymology 2

Related to Middle Low German blaff (“smooth”).

Noun

bluff (plural bluffs)

1. A high, steep bank, for example 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.

Adjective

bluff (comparative bluffer, superlative bluffest)

1. Having a broad, flattened front.
2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
4. Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

Etymology 3

Possibly onomatopoeic, perhaps related to blow and puff.

Verb

bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)

1. To fluff, puff or swell up.

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