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A children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch others.
‘The common on the Worcester Road will be given over to medieval games throughout the day, with traditional ‘sports’ such as blind man's buff, sack races and three-legged races.’
‘Then to round off what has been a good night there was blind man's buff and the kitchen floor cleared of the furniture.’
‘He had already broken up with his other girlfriend, and he asked me out while we were playing blind man's bluff.’
‘That notion has hung round doggedly this season, with the former manager accused of taking a blind man's buff approach to selecting his personnel.’
‘I was going to have to play blind man's bluff all day now.’
‘Pin the tail on the donkey and blind man's buff was as exciting as it got.’
‘At the Christmas party given by this man's nephew, they played blind man's buff, then forfeits.’
‘The US, for the most part, is engaged in a brutal game of blind man's bluff.’
‘Families spread out elaborate picnics and play blind man's buff; everywhere there are people arguing, gesticulating and shouting over each other.’
‘I know you are opposed to violence, but the fool had the audacity to let his two youngest stroll over to our house and ask for Janet to join them in a game of blind man's bluff.’
‘Organized games include various versions of tag, blind man's bluff, and hide-and-seek.’
‘The original libretto is lost, although it is known that the ballet featured Cupid, a game of blind man's buff, and a trio of shepherdesses, one of whom is disguised as a man.’
‘Since it's invisible, we'll just have to play blind man's bluff with this thing.’
Origin
Early 17th century: from buff ‘a blow’, from Old French bufe (see buffet).