blind man's buff
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blind man's buff
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From blind man's + an obsolete sense of buff, coming from Old French buffe (“blow”). First known usage from 1854.
noun blind man's bluff
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A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.
That was a further clue; and here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm," as children say at blind-man's-buff, although, as a matter-of-fact, she had now been talking of George Miller at all.
Similar: hoodman-blind, hoodwink
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noun game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others
| Español | gallina ciega |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 까막잡기 kkamakjapgi |
| 日本語 | 目隠し鬼 mekakushi oni |
| 中文 | 躲猫猫 duǒ māo māo, 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng |
| Português | cabra-cega |
| Français | colin-maillard |
| Deutsch | Blindekuh, Blindekuhspiel, Blinde Kuh |
| Italiano | mosca cieca, moscacieca |
| Ελληνικά | τυφλόμυγα tyflómyga, ψηλαφίνδα psilafínda |
| Română | baba-oarba, de-a baba-oarba |
| Русский | жму́рки žmúrki |
| Tiếng Việt | bịt mắt bắt dê |
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