to buffalo
1
9.5
- verb
- /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/
:
intimidar
- He tried to buffalo his competitors with aggressive tactics during the negotiations.
No wait, you've been buffaloed by many mirrors.
- No wait, you've been buffaloed by many mirrors.
Examples
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Chuck believes the Eurozone leaders will leave the markets with disappointment, unless they are buffaloed like they were last summer here in the U.S.
Blog text (5) -
Nobody's gonna buffalo me.
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Maybe you got the rest of these boys buffaloed at Sundance but not me.
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This guy is a cheap lawyer who has buffaloed his believers into some sort of dream.
Blog text (29) -
No wait, you've been buffaloed by many mirrors.
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"It sits there right in front of us, and the Israelis have the US so politically buffaloed that nobody can say a thing about it, even if they find proof."
Blog text (28) -
Despite Brandon's tough-guy act and protestations to the contrary, the girl had had him buffaloed from the very beginning.
Fiction book (2000) -
What we saw in the debate was the use of the age-old method of buffaloing your way through a verbal exchange with lies, bombast, and aggressiveness.
Blog text (8) -
The fierce dog seemed ready to buffalo anyone who approached its territory.
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In the meeting, she attempted to buffalo her colleagues into agreeing with her plan.
Synonyms
68
3.8
To scare or hurt someone, often someone weaker
3
8.4
To be bossy and scare someone into doing what you want
Antonyms
Compounds
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
- South African
1
6.8
A large wild animal from Africa with thick curved horns that can be dangerous
A large freshwater fish with a thick body and wide mouth that lives in the lower Mississippi River basin
A small beetle with black, red and white marks that eats carpets and other fabric
A plant with three small round leaves that grows in grasslands and can be poisonous to farm animals
- Specialized
A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits
- Specialized
A large, shaggy brown bison that lives on the North American plains
- Indian
Large wild animals like the water buffalo or Cape buffalo that live in Africa and Asia
How Intimidating
- NSFW
145
6.7
- Offensive
68
3.8
1
9.5
17
8.3
7
4.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buffalo as a verb has a helpful memory: think of the strong animal pushing or frightening others, so to buffalo someone is to 'intimidate' or 'overpower' them.