buff
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6.1
- noun
- /bʌf/
- Informal
:
aficionado
- Are you a movie buff?
- a history buff
- a computer buff
- a conspiracy buff
OK, I'm not like a film buff, but I love movies.
- OK, I'm not like a film buff, but I love movies.
- I mean, you, you get C++ buffs that follow the inner workings of, you know, C++.
- Or become a history buff as we often say here in in the States?
- He just goes, oh, because like, I'm such a fucking cinema buff.
- It's my passion, my love movie buff, movie nerd, whatever.
Examples
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If you are a World War II history buff, you don't want to miss it.
Blog text (6) -
You see... I'm kind of a mystery buff myself.
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I am a history buff, so I know history is very important.
Fiction book (1993) -
OK, I'm not like a film buff, but I love movies.
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Is it any wonder that all the serious animal buffs come to Africa!
Fiction book (1994) -
She's sort of a history buff, loves famous disasters.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our teaching librarian is also a history buff, so his subject matter knowledge filled in where I had gaps.
Academic text (2014) -
I am an avid explorer, adventurer, and history buff who lives in South Jersey.
Blog text (5) -
I am a pretty serious sci-fi buff, though, and I've read the classics: Asimov, Clarke, etc.
Blog text (4) -
Are you a buff when it comes to classic literature?
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who likes and supports a singer, team, or show
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2.5
A person who likes something very much, especially books or music
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5.0
A person who is very interested in subjects like science or computers and often shy
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7.7
A person who really likes and knows a lot about a subject or activity
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6.0
A person who strongly likes and follows someone or something
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8.7
A person who knows a lot about one subject and likes studying it
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9.9
A person who knows a lot about a subject and advises others
A person who knows a lot about a subject and can judge its quality, like wine or art
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A children's game where a blindfolded player tries to catch and name other players
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buff meaning a keen fan is modern slang and one helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone who 'buffs' a subject, polishing every fact until it shines, so they know and love it deeply. So a film buff is someone who knows a lot about films and enjoys them.