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Survivor "Buff"
If you watched the TV show Survivor you will have heard the word "buff" in reference to the headscarf/neckerchiefs the contestants wore.
I haven't run into it anywhere else, and I've been unable to find any dictionary references for this meaning.
Is it slang, informal, regional, a neologism, or a word with a venerable history and provenance?
I haven't run into it anywhere else, and I've been unable to find any dictionary references for this meaning.
Is it slang, informal, regional, a neologism, or a word with a venerable history and provenance?
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[nq:1]If you watched the TV show Survivor you will have heard the word "buff" in reference to the headscarf/neckerchiefs the ... references for this meaning. [/nq] Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown".
- [nq:1]If you watched the TV show Survivor you will have heard the word "buff" in reference to the headscarf/neckerchiefs the ...
- references for this meaning.
- [/nq] Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown".
- Couldn't tell you how to distinguish it from beige or taupe, or just why we need so many words for light brown.
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[nq:1]If you watched the TV show Survivor you will have heard the word "buff" in reference to the headscarf/neckerchiefs the ... references for this meaning. Is it slang, informal, regional, a neologism, or a word with a venerable history and provenance?[/nq]
Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown". Couldn't tell you how to distinguish it from beig
Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown". Couldn't tell you how to distinguish it from beig
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[nq:1]Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown".[/nq]
Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.
Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.
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[nq:2]Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown".[/nq]
[nq:1]Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.[/nq]
Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition:
[nq:1]Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.[/nq]
Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition:
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[nq:2]Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas ... the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.[/nq]
[nq:1]Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid =18615931
[nq:1]Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid =18615931
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[nq:2]Didn't watch the show, but my guess is that it's "buff" in the sense of "light brown".[/nq]
[nq:1]Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.[/nq]
It's called a "buff" in Spain, too well, actually, it's called a "voo", but it's spelled "buff".
Ross Howard
[nq:1]Nope. That's not it. We're talking about multi-coloured bandannas nary a buff colour in sight, and the word is used as a noun, not an adjective.[/nq]
It's called a "buff" in Spain, too well, actually, it's called a "voo", but it's spelled "buff".
Ross Howard
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[nq:1]If you watched the TV show Survivor you will have heard the word "buff" in reference to the headscarf/neckerchiefs the ... references for this meaning. Is it slang, informal, regional, a neologism, or a word with a venerable history and provenance?[/nq]
Did the contestants wear any other clothes apart from these scarves? If not, they were "in the buff" (= naked).
Margot
Did the contestants wear any other clothes apart from these scarves? If not, they were "in the buff" (= naked).
Margot
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[nq:1]I'm curious to know how widespread it is as a noun meaning 'bandanna.' Survivor is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/clothing.asp
type buff in search area.
m.
http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/clothing.asp
type buff in search area.
m.
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[nq:2]I'm curious to know how widespread it is as a noun meaning 'bandanna.' Survivor is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
[nq:1]http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/clothing.asp type buff in search area.[/nq]
That's a British site I wonder if the term originated in the UK.
[nq:1]http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/clothing.asp type buff in search area.[/nq]
That's a British site I wonder if the term originated in the UK.
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(snip various)
[nq:1]I found similar definitions for the adjective 'buff.' I'm curious to know how widespread it is as a noun meaning 'bandanna.' Survivor is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
Dictionaries do have various noun meanings. Two from Encarta:
2. industry soft leather: a soft thick undyedleather that is made chiefly from the skins of
buffalo, elk, or ox
[nq:1]I found similar definitions for the adjective 'buff.' I'm curious to know how widespread it is as a noun meaning 'bandanna.' Survivor is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
Dictionaries do have various noun meanings. Two from Encarta:
2. industry soft leather: a soft thick undyedleather that is made chiefly from the skins of
buffalo, elk, or ox
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[nq:1](snip various)[/nq]
[nq:2]I found similar definitions for the adjective 'buff.' I'm curious ... is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
[nq:1]I just peeked. It led to a big site on "Buff - Multifunctional Headwear" where it appears to be a ... in a generic way). You could ask that company where the name came from. They might have made it up.[/nq]
[nq:2]I found similar definitions for the adjective 'buff.' I'm curious ... is the only context in which I've run across this.[/nq]
[nq:1]I just peeked. It led to a big site on "Buff - Multifunctional Headwear" where it appears to be a ... in a generic way). You could ask that company where the name came from. They might have made it up.[/nq]
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