1
as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
I'm not some newcomer that you can buffalo with that nonsense
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as in to baffle
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
in this debate I refuse to be buffaloed by a flurry of irrelevant issues
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Recent Examples of buffalo
Eva has the senior management in our company completely buffaloed.
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Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
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Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm.—
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To Newton, the saga was a reminder of how, in the age of increasingly sophisticated and accessible generative AI, anyone online can easily and quickly fool even the most discerning content consumers.—
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Experts on childhood disease were baffled by the change in guidance.—
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Experts on childhood disease were baffled by the change in guidance.—
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One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.—
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Ukraine orchestrated a fake hit on one of Russia's enemies who has fought alongside Ukrainian forces, tricking the Kremlin into paying out a $500,000 bounty Kyiv used to fund its war effort.—
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Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.—
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Further study is also needed to untangle one puzzling finding.—
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To keep the most vulnerable safe, Ivan has to decide to confront the soldiers or deceive them at the potential cost of his life.—
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Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.—
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
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There’s an adults-only section and a large, warm pool that kids love.—
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Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.—
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But unlike his Sophoclean namesake, Orestes is bewildered by this escalation and refuses.—
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In April, the president was among those bewildered by his fall.—
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“Buffalo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffalo. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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