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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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bluff1  audio  (blf) KEY 

VERB:
bluffed, bluff·ing, bluffs
VERB:
tr.
  1. To mislead or deceive.
  2. To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.
  3. Games To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.
VERB:
intr.
To engage in a false display of strength or confidence.
NOUN:
  1. The act or practice of bluffing.
  2. One that bluffs.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably from Dutch bluffen, from Low German

OTHER FORMS:
bluffa·ble(Adjective), bluffer(Noun)


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