BLUFF
NOUNS
1913 ► DUB a bluff → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 ► JESSIE a bluff or threat → US criminals’ sl.
1916 ► SANDY a bluff, a deception, a trick, a joke → Amer. dial.
1940 ► BULL SCARE the aggressive manner and ‘wolfing’ of a bluff → African-American
1959 ► FAKE-OUT a bluff or feint; deception; broadly, an unpleasant surprise → Amer. sl.
1971 ► WOLF TICKET → WOOF TICKET a bluff, a lie, a challenge, an empty threat → Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
1900 ► FALSE ALARM a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person → Amer. sl.
1904 ► FOUR-FLUSHER a person who imposes on others by bluffing → US sl.
1934 ► WOOFER a person who bluffs; one who boasts menacingly → African-American sl.
VERBS
1857 ► CALL SOMEONE’S HAND to call someone’s bluff in gambling → Amer. colloq.
1891 ► BUFFALO to frighten or intimidate someone, esp. by bluff → US sl.
1891 ► HORSE to bluff, to hoax, to flatter, to lie to → US sl.
1897 ► RUN A SANDY to bluff; to play a trick on someone → Amer. dial.
L19.. ► CALL IN SOMEONE’S CHIPS to call someone’s bluff; to challenge → US sl.
1903 ► RUN A BLAZER to bluff or deceive → Amer. dial.
1931 ► WOOF to bluff, to kid; to boast, esp. menacingly, to intimidate, or to provoke → Amer. dial.
1949 ► FAKE OUT to bluff, to fool; to get the better of; to dupe, to deceive → Amer. sl., orig. football & basketball usage
1960 ► CHEEK to bluff; to deceive, esp. a teacher or employer by pretending to have knowledge or ability not possessed → Amer. sl.
1962 ► COME THE RAW PRAWN to bluff, to make yourself a nuisance → UK sl.
1970 ► CHEW IT UP to hurry through something; to be bluffing → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► BUY A TICKET to call someone’s bluff → sl.
1983 ► CALL SOMEONE’S CARD to call someone’s bluff; to challenge, as to a fight → Amer. sl.
1983 ► CALL SOMEONE’S GAME to call someone’s bluff; to challenge, as to a fight → Amer. sl.
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