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21:26 Oct 7, 2010
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / etymology
English term or phrase: to buffalo someone
what is the origin of this usage?
Jack Frerker

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to buffalo someone
Travelin Ann

  

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5 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: to buffalo someone

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    Reference: http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/a-23-2009-02-14-...
Travelin Ann
United States
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ramesh Bhatt: Yes, "To make other do things for you by tricking or bullying him/her."
7 hrs
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agree  Marie Scarano: to bamboozle, to diddle, to con
11 hrs
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agree  jccantrell: I always knew it as: to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance. And if you have ever been close to one of these things, you understand.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, jccantrell
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