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blindman's bluff

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blind⋅man's buff

[blahynd-manz buhf]
–noun
a game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players.
Also called blindman's bluff.


Origin:
1580–90
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blind·man's bluff   (blīnd'mānz')
n.  A game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of the other players. Also called blindman's buff.

[Alteration of blindman's buff, from buff, a blow, short for buffet2.]
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