"blind man's buff" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From blind man's + an obsolete sense of buff, coming from Old French buffe (“blow”). First known usage from 1854. Etymology templates: {{m|en|blind man's}} blind man's, {{m|en|buff}} buff, {{uder|en|fro|buffe||blow}} Old French buffe (“blow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blind man's buff (uncountable)
  1. (British, games) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players. Tags: British, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: hoodman-blind, hoodwink [obsolete], blind man's bluff [US] Related terms: hoodman (english: the blindfolded player) [obsolete] Translations (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others): blindemol (Afrikaans), χαλκῆ μυῖα (khalkê muîa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), μυΐνδα (muḯnda) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), gözbağlıca (Azerbaijani), itsumando (Basque), сляпа баба (sljapa baba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gallina cega [feminine] (Catalan), 躲猫猫 (duǒ māo māo) (Chinese Mandarin), 捉迷藏 (zhuō mí cáng) (Chinese Mandarin), slepá bába [feminine] (Czech), hra na slepou bábu [feminine] (Czech), blindebuk [common-gender] (Danish), blindemannetje [neuter] (Dutch), кончкэть (končkeť) (Erzya), blindludo (Esperanto), pimesikk (Estonian), blindabukkur [masculine] (Faroese), sokkoleikki (Finnish), sokko (Finnish), sokkosilla olo (Finnish), colin-maillard [masculine] (French), pitacega [feminine] (Galician), Blindekuh [feminine] (German), Blindekuhspiel [neuter] (German), Blinde Kuh [feminine] (German), τυφλόμυγα (tyflómyga) [feminine] (Greek), ψηλαφίνδα (psilafínda) [feminine] (Greek), szembekötősdi (Hungarian), skollaleikur [masculine] (Icelandic), blindoludo (Ido), cluiche púicín [masculine] (Irish), mosca cieca [feminine] (Italian), moscacieca [feminine] (Italian), 目隠し鬼 (mekakushi oni) (Japanese), соқыртеке (soqyrteke) (Kazakh), 까막잡기 (kkamakjapgi) (Korean), myinda [feminine] (Latin), слепа баба (slepa baba) [feminine] (Macedonian), blindebukk [masculine] (Norwegian), catòrba [feminine] (Occitan), ଅନ୍ଧପୁଟୁଳି (ôndhôpuṭuḷi) (Odia), ciuciubabka [feminine] (Polish), ślepa babka [feminine] (Polish), cabra-cega [feminine] (Portuguese), baba-oarba [feminine] (Romanian), de-a baba-oarba [feminine] (Romanian), жму́рки (žmúrki) [feminine, plural] (Russian), gallina ciega [feminine] (Spanish), blindbock [common-gender] (Swedish), piring-piringan (Tagalog), கண்கட்டிப் பிடித்தல் (kaṇkaṭṭip piṭittal) (Tamil), gör-gör (Tatar), körebe (Turkish), кўз боғлаш (koʻz bogʻlash) [Cyrillic] (Uzbek), koʻz bogʻlash [Roman] (Uzbek), trò chơi bịt mắt (Vietnamese), пӹрӓ (pÿrä) (Western Mari), שלעפּע־באָבע (shlepe-bobe) [feminine] (Yiddish), בלינדע־קו (blinde-ku) [feminine] (Yiddish), בלענדעניש (blendenish) [neuter] (Yiddish), קוציבאַבע (kutsibabe) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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          "word": "目隠し鬼"
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          "roman": "soqyrteke",
          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kkamakjapgi",
          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
          "word": "까막잡기"
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "word": "blindebukk"
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "catòrba"
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          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "ôndhôpuṭuḷi",
          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
          "word": "ଅନ୍ଧପୁଟୁଳି"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
          "word": "körebe"
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          "roman": "koʻz bogʻlash",
          "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "hoodwink"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "blind man's bluff"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "blindemol"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "gözbağlıca"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "itsumando"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sljapa baba",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сляпа баба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallina cega"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duǒ māo māo",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "躲猫猫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuō mí cáng",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "捉迷藏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slepá bába"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hra na slepou bábu"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blindebuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "blindemannetje"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "končkeť",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "кончкэть"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "blindludo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "pimesikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blindabukkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "sokkoleikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "sokko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "sokkosilla olo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colin-maillard"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pitacega"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blindekuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Blindekuhspiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blinde Kuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tyflómyga",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "τυφλόμυγα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psilafínda",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψηλαφίνδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khalkê muîa",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "χαλκῆ μυῖα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "muḯnda",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μυΐνδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "szembekötősdi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skollaleikur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "blindoludo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cluiche púicín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mosca cieca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moscacieca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mekakushi oni",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "目隠し鬼"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "soqyrteke",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "соқыртеке"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkamakjapgi",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "까막잡기"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "myinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "slepa baba",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "слепа баба"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrj",
      "lang": "Western Mari",
      "roman": "pÿrä",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "пӹрӓ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blindebukk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "catòrba"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "ôndhôpuṭuḷi",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "ଅନ୍ଧପୁଟୁଳି"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciuciubabka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ślepa babka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cabra-cega"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baba-oarba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "de-a baba-oarba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žmúrki",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "жму́рки"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallina ciega"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blindbock"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "piring-piringan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kaṇkaṭṭip piṭittal",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "கண்கட்டிப் பிடித்தல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "gör-gör"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "körebe"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "roman": "koʻz bogʻlash",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "кўз боғлаш"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "koʻz bogʻlash"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "word": "trò chơi bịt mắt"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shlepe-bobe",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שלעפּע־באָבע"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "blinde-ku",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "בלינדע־קו"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "blendenish",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "בלענדעניש"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kutsibabe",
      "sense": "game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קוציבאַבע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blind man's buff"
}

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