Main Entry:

³bluff

Function:

verb

Etymology:

probably from Dutch bluffen to boast, play a kind of card game

Date:

1791

transitive verb1 a: to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength b: deceive c: feign <the catcher bluffed a throw to first>2: to deceive (an opponent) in cards by a bold bet on an inferior handintransitive verb: to bluff someone : act deceptively

— bluff·er noun