Buff
noun
A person who knows a lot and is very interested in a particular subject.
He's a real football buff.
adjective
Being in good physical shape, defined muscles.
He's really buff from going to the gym every day.
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Colloquial
noun
A light yellowish-brown color.
The walls were painted in buff.
verb
To make something smooth or shiny by rubbing it.
He buffed his shoes until they shone.
noun
A person who knows a lot and is very interested in a particular subject.
He's a real football buff.
adjective
Being in good physical shape, defined muscles.
He's really buff from going to the gym every day.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A light yellowish-brown color.
The walls were painted in buff.
verb
To make something smooth or shiny by rubbing it.
He buffed his shoes until they shone.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Enthusiasm
Shows deep knowledge and passion for a subject, usually used positively.
My uncle's a tech buff; he can talk for hours about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
Common in informal chat, especially when sharing interests.
Are you a movie buff? I'd love some recommendations!
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Refers to hobbyists, not necessarily professionals in the field.
She's a gardening buff, with the most beautiful roses on the street.
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Enthusiasm
Shows deep knowledge and passion for a subject, usually used positively.
My uncle's a tech buff; he can talk for hours about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
Common in informal chat, especially when sharing interests.
Are you a movie buff? I'd love some recommendations!
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Refers to hobbyists, not necessarily professionals in the field.
She's a gardening buff, with the most beautiful roses on the street.
Pro Tip 1/3Expert Enthusiasm
Shows deep knowledge and passion for a subject, usually used positively.
My uncle's a tech buff; he can talk for hours about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
Common in informal chat, especially when sharing interests.
Are you a movie buff? I'd love some recommendations!
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Refers to hobbyists, not necessarily professionals in the field.
She's a gardening buff, with the most beautiful roses on the street.
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FL Finalist PIPE National...
for children spring is definitely the best the best time to visit Jacksonville first of all there's great weather in the springtime here and second spring is when all Jack's panels awesome celebrations happen music fans will love the G actionable jazz festival held in late May geography buff should absolutely visit during World of nations
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absolutely fantastic and what is happening on the left-hand side folks is there's an enormous herd of buffalo that is coming down to drink I don't know what to do said are we going to look at elephant are you look at Buffalo let's look at the Ellie's for a while longer okay let's go across to the buff they're
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Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
they only raise the one chick so I to me the answer would be yes and then it's just whichever chick they decide to raise is that being the healthiest and the strongest is then the one that comes up and so it could be buff morph could be a pale morph could be a dark morph I
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Four principles for the...
optional you know or if you're going to be naked you better get buff now by buff I mean you need to have good value because value is evidence like never before you say oh good products it better be good but you also need to have values you need to have integrity as
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Life-changing encounter...
and I realized that a baby Marquesas monarch, had floated down and landed on a branch right above my head. And I was so excited and I knew immediately that this was a baby, Marquesas monarch, because it had soft, buff coloured feathers and it was all quite fluffy
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who supports the other party, a particularly shocking statistic. You know, in my lab, the students that I work with, we're talking about some sort of social pattern -- I'm a movie buff, and so I'm often like, what kind of movie are we in here with this pattern?
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Andy Ruben: Making...
with more visibility they're connecting to other products supply chains where tomato by-product is becoming animal waste there's no stopping this revolution nobody can afford not to get buff in this highly competitive radically transparent world now we're
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Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
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Florence Artisans PIPE...
applied to even out the many joints and then it's buffed to an even finish marble inlay was perfected by Florentines around the end of the 16th century inlay artisans can be found around the world today but it's
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Pirates, nurses and...
to improve our quality of life. Thank you, fellow TED design buffs. And greatly as I admire the achievements of professional designers, which have been extraordinary and immense, I also believe
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FL Finalist PIPE National...
for children spring is definitely the best the best time to visit Jacksonville first of all there's great weather in the springtime here and second spring is when all Jack's panels awesome celebrations happen music fans will love the G actionable jazz festival held in late May geography buff should absolutely visit during World of nations
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
absolutely fantastic and what is happening on the left-hand side folks is there's an enormous herd of buffalo that is coming down to drink I don't know what to do said are we going to look at elephant are you look at Buffalo let's look at the Ellie's for a while longer okay let's go across to the buff they're
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Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
they only raise the one chick so I to me the answer would be yes and then it's just whichever chick they decide to raise is that being the healthiest and the strongest is then the one that comes up and so it could be buff morph could be a pale morph could be a dark morph I
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Four principles for the...
optional you know or if you're going to be naked you better get buff now by buff I mean you need to have good value because value is evidence like never before you say oh good products it better be good but you also need to have values you need to have integrity as
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Life-changing encounter...
and I realized that a baby Marquesas monarch, had floated down and landed on a branch right above my head. And I was so excited and I knew immediately that this was a baby, Marquesas monarch, because it had soft, buff coloured feathers and it was all quite fluffy
Video examples
How to have better...
who supports the other party, a particularly shocking statistic. You know, in my lab, the students that I work with, we're talking about some sort of social pattern -- I'm a movie buff, and so I'm often like, what kind of movie are we in here with this pattern?
Video examples
Andy Ruben: Making...
with more visibility they're connecting to other products supply chains where tomato by-product is becoming animal waste there's no stopping this revolution nobody can afford not to get buff in this highly competitive radically transparent world now we're
Video examples
Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
Video examples
Florence Artisans PIPE...
applied to even out the many joints and then it's buffed to an even finish marble inlay was perfected by Florentines around the end of the 16th century inlay artisans can be found around the world today but it's
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Pirates, nurses and...
to improve our quality of life. Thank you, fellow TED design buffs. And greatly as I admire the achievements of professional designers, which have been extraordinary and immense, I also believe
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Tom Mison
English Actor
I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think you'll find a lot of actors will be interested in history because it sparks your imagination so much. When you enter a period of history, your imagination just goes wild in creating the world, which is really what acting is.
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John Carpenter
American Director
Film buffs who don't live in Hollywood have a fantasy about what it's like to be a director. Movies and the people who make movies have such glamour associated with them. But the truth is, it's not like that. It's very different. It's hard work.
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Giovanni Ribisi
American Actor
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me.
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Mary Barra
American Businesswoman
My father was a die maker for 39 years, so I had a basic understanding of the automobile industry and what the manufacturing world was like, just from the opportunity to spend time with him - just talking, because he was a car buff.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
I'm not a huge movie buff and I don't watch that much television, but I've spent most of my life playing video games of one kind or another.
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Sidharth Malhotra
Indian Actor
If you are the kind who has an active lifestyle and are not hellbent on looking all buffed up, I'd think a vegetarian diet is the way to go.
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George Lucas
American Director
I was afraid that science-fiction buffs and everybody would say things like, 'You know, there's no sound in outer space.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.
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Satish Kaushik
Indian Director
Coming from Karolbagh, I have been a movie buff all my life.
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Denzel Washington
American Actor
I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
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Tom Mison
English Actor
I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think you'll find a lot of actors will be interested in history because it sparks your imagination so much. When you enter a period of history, your imagination just goes wild in creating the world, which is really what acting is.
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John Carpenter
American Director
Film buffs who don't live in Hollywood have a fantasy about what it's like to be a director. Movies and the people who make movies have such glamour associated with them. But the truth is, it's not like that. It's very different. It's hard work.
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Giovanni Ribisi
American Actor
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me.
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Mary Barra
American Businesswoman
My father was a die maker for 39 years, so I had a basic understanding of the automobile industry and what the manufacturing world was like, just from the opportunity to spend time with him - just talking, because he was a car buff.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
I'm not a huge movie buff and I don't watch that much television, but I've spent most of my life playing video games of one kind or another.
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Sidharth Malhotra
Indian Actor
If you are the kind who has an active lifestyle and are not hellbent on looking all buffed up, I'd think a vegetarian diet is the way to go.
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George Lucas
American Director
I was afraid that science-fiction buffs and everybody would say things like, 'You know, there's no sound in outer space.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.
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Satish Kaushik
Indian Director
Coming from Karolbagh, I have been a movie buff all my life.
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Denzel Washington
American Actor
I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
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