buffalo

verb

Definition of buffalonext
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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2
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. — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for buffalo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffalo
  1. fool
  2. baffle
  3. trick
  4. puzzle
  5. deceive
  6. confuse
  7. kid
  8. bewilder
Verb
  • Don't let anyone fool you into abandoning the single most effective social program in our nation's history.
    — John T. Harvey, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Best deals of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Don’t be fooled by this vacuum cleaner’s lightweight design.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of fool
Verb
  • Most were baffled at the fact the eggs still contained actual egg.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • However, she’s baffled at why social media activity may have contributed to the arrest.
    — Polo Sandoval, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of baffle
Verb
  • The Big Cat turned the tables on all those trolls for April Fool's Day and tricked plenty of them.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • For example, Russian operatives reportedly tricked Ukrainian troops into giving access to their Signal accounts.
    — Frederick Scholl, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of trick
Verb
  • Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Finding today's Connections puzzle a little bit tricky?
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of puzzle
Verb
  • There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
  • More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Let go of a common misconception Some parents worry that teaching their child multiple languages will set them back or confuse them.
    — Julia Furlan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of confuse
Verb
  • Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
  • After a day on the slopes at Lost Trail, make your way to the tiny town of Jackson, which will make Philipsburg and Anaconda seem like large metropolitan areas (kidding, kinda).
    — Will McGough, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of kid
Verb
  • This match exposed a couple of ugly issues the tour has to address and left spectators bewildered for long stretches at a time.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • While some stars dazzle in their glamorous attire, others have stumbled into the realm of fashion faux pas, leaving audiences bewildered.
    — WWD Staff, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of bewilder

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