Buffaloed


any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.
Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
buffalo robe.
a buffalofish.
a shuffling tap-dance step.
to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify:
He was buffaloed by the problem.
to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.:
The older boys buffaloed him.
Historical Examples

Mystery Ranch Arthur Chapman
Desert Dust Edwin L. Sabin
Fore! Charles Emmett Van Loan
Skylark Three Edward Elmer Smith
With Hoops of Steel Florence Finch Kelly
The Song of the Wolf Frank Mayer
Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol Henry Harley Arnold
‘The System,’ as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution Franklin Hichborn
The Sunset Trail Alfred Henry Lewis
Baseball Joe, Home Run King Lester Chadwick

noun (pl) -loes, -lo
Also called Cape buffalo. a member of the cattle tribe, Syncerus caffer, mostly found in game reserves in southern and eastern Africa and having upward-curving horns
short for water buffalo
(US & Canadian) Also called bison. a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back related adjective bubaline
verb (transitive) (US & Canadian, informal)
(often passive) to confuse
to intimidate
noun
a port in W New York State, at the E end of Lake Erie. Pop: 285 018 (2003 est)
n.
v.

Note: Niagara Falls is northwest of Buffalo.

A heavy or fat woman; cow (1950s+)
A black person •This sense reflects that black troopers were called buffalo soldiers by Native Americans (1870s+)

To confuse someone purposely, esp in order to cheat or dupe (1870+)
To intimidate; cow; bulldoze (1890+)

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