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  1. 13-Oct-2012, 01:08 #1
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    Default blind man's bluff

    Do you happen to know the origin of the term "blind man's bluff "? Why is it called bluff? "bluff" is something like "making exaggeration", which seems unrelated to it.

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    Default Re: blind man's bluff

    The game was originally called "blind man's buff", with "buff" meaning a small push. This makes sense when one pictures the blind-folded person stumbling around bumping into the other players.
    See: Blind man's buff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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