Buff: Are You a Buff About Something?

Do you have a strong, special interest?
18 March 2007

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The word buff has several meanings. Buff is a light yellow color. Buff is also a soft cloth used to rub a surface until it looks bright and shiny.

jazz buff. Someone who is deeply interested in the American Civil War is a Civil War buff.

fire buff because of the buffalo coat he wore.


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