Meaning

noun a person who tries to bluff other people

adjective very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

adjective bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

originEtymology tree English bluff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bluffer From bluff + -er.

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