Sluff vs Bluff - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between sluff and bluff

is that sluff is an alternative spelling of lang=en skin shed by a snake or other reptile while bluff is an act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.

As verbs the difference between sluff and bluff

is that sluff is an alternative spelling of lang=en to shed or to slide off while bluff is ( To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.

As an acronym SLUFF

is short Little Ugly Fat Fellow (or Fucker); US Airforce nickname for the A-7 bomber.

As an adjective bluff is

having a broad, flattened front.

As a proper noun Bluff is

the southernmost town in the South Island of New Zealand, and seaport for the Southland region.

sluff

English

Alternative forms

* slough

Noun

(en noun)

(skin shed by a snake or other reptile).

That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.

(dead skin on a sore or ulcer).

This is the sluff that came off of his skin after the burn.

An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.

* {{quote-web, date=2002-03-02, author=Sid Perkins, title=Avalanche! Scientists are digging out the secrets of lethal flows of snow., site=The Free Library, url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Avalanche!+Scientists+are+digging+out+the+secrets+of+lethal+flows+of+...-a084054171,

, passage=At least for small sluffs like the ones Brown and his colleagues have triggered, the avalanche slides like a block of material instead of flowing like a fluid.}}

Verb

(en verb)

(to shed or to slide off).

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ignore, shrug (off)

(discard).

* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 16, author=Phillip Alder, title=At a Florida Game, an Unusual Double Squeeze, work=New York Times citation

, passage=If either played another club, declarer would ruff on the board and sluff his diamond queen.}}

to avoid working

He's sluffing off somewhere.

Derived terms

* sluffy

Anagrams

bluff

English

(wikipedia bluff)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.

That is only bluff''', or a '''bluff .

(poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.

John's bet was a bluff : he bet without even so much as a pair.

(US, dated) The card game poker.

(Bartlett)

Verb

(en verb)

((poker) To make a bluff ; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.

John bluffed by betting without even a pair.

(by analogy ) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.

The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing ?

Derived terms

* bluffer * double bluff * triple bluff * quadruple bluff * semi-bluff

Etymology 2

Related to blaff, "smooth".

Noun

(en noun)

A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

(senseid) (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.

Adjective

(er)

Having a broad, flattened front.

the bluff bows of a ship

Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.

* Falconer

a bluff or bold shore

* Judd

Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect.

Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.

* 1883:

he had a bluff , rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.

Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque.

a bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff sea captain

* I. Taylor

There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.

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