Main Entry: ³bluff

Function: verb

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

Date: 1791

transitive verb 1 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