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buffism

noun

Etymology

From buff + -ism.

  1. derived from *bʰeyH-✻ — “to fear, to be afraid”
  2. inherited from *bubjaną✻
  3. inherited from byffan — “to mumble, mutter”
  4. inherited from buffen — “to stutter, stammer”
  5. suffixed as buffism — “buff + ism”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of buffery (“enthusiasm for a subject”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA