Where does “semi-bluff” come from?
semi-bluff (English) comes from English bluff, from Dutch bluffen, from Middle Dutch bluffen — to make something swell; to bluff.
semi-bluff (English): A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that...
Definitions
- A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that...
Ancestry of “semi-bluff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bluff | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the... |
| 2 | Dutch | bluffen | to bluff |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bluffen | to make something swell; to bluff |