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ˈbəf-ə-ˌlō. plural buffalo or buffaloes. : any of several wild mammals related to oxen: as. a. : water buffalo. b. : cape buffalo. c. : a large shaggy-maned North American mammal with short horns and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump.
If you buffalo someone, you are intimidating or asserting authority to get someone to act in a specific manner. It can also mean being confused or baffled, often due to intimidation. If you've been buffaloed, it doesn't mean you had a large ungulate chase you down. Learn about this interesting idiom and how to use it.
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One of the definitions of buffalo is 'to cow'. The English word cow meaning 'intimidate' is unrelated to the bovine. It first appeared in the 16th century and comes from an Old Norse word meaning 'to oppress', but it sounds and looks the same as the name of the animal.
What does the adjective buffaloed mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective buffaloed . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
When someone has you buffaloed, he has tricked or fooled you. The expression "to bulldoze" also means to make someone helpless, usually by using power or threatening violence.
Buffaloed Definition. Simple past tense and past participle of buffalo.
A buffalo is a large, ox-like animal with horns and shaggy fur. In North America, a buffalo is another name for a bison. There are various types of buffalo around the world, including South Asia's water buffalo and the African buffalo, but the bison is the most well-known type of buffalo in the U.S. You can also use the word as a verb, meaning ...
