buff
buhf
- n an ardent follower and admirer
- n a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
- n bare skin; naked
swimming in the buff - n a medium to dark tan color
- n an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
- v strike, beat repeatedly
The wind buffeted him - v polish and make shiny
buff the wooden floors
buff my shoes - s of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather
- For a sex lecture, the lady instructor arrives in the buff, prompting a genial response from a student audience, and furious blushing and giggles from four parents.
- Clad only in signet ring and cigar, some of Germany's richest and most famed industrialists also frolic in the buff at exclusive North Sea beaches.
- Hiking in the buff might shock Thomas' bosses, as well as some of Appenzell's 15,000 inhabitants, but it's no skin off his back.