Buff Word Meaning

mid 16th century: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo’, later ‘oxhide’ or ‘colour of oxhide’

a yellowish-beige colour

yellowish-beige colour

• a buff envelope

a stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.

dull yellow leather

a stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing.

implement used for polishing

polish (something)

polish something

• he buffed the glass until it gleamed

make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful

make element in role-playing game more powerful

• there are cards that'll buff your troops

(of a person or their body) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles

in good physical shape

• the driver was a buff blond named March