BUFF

buff Buff English Alternative forms en Buff Pronunciation en En-au-BUFF.ogg AU Noun en slang US Air Force en big ugly fat fellow (or fucker) US Air Force nickname for the B-52 bomber. en 1994 Frederick Forsyth The Fist of God: [a novel] 377 The B-52 Stratofortress is not called the Buff because it is painted a tan or dun-brown color. en 2002 S. Lock Ribald Tales & Stories from U.T.: Confessions of a Staff Weenie 3 I should note here in polite society it is considered proper to call the B-52 a BUFF for Big Ugly Fat Fella or Fellows en 2004 Nick Veronico; Nicholas A. Veronico; Jim Dunn 21st Century U.S. Air Power 48 Deployed at no higher than 135 knots, the 44-foot drag chute aids in braking the BUFF. en 2004 Keith R Parris The Servants of Freedom: The SOF 29 There were also, however disgusting it might seem, "BUFF" drivers coming in from B-52 bombers and C-130 cargo haulers. en 2006 Jim Clonts When Penguins Flew and Water Burned 447 The general invited his old buddy to Barksdale to fly in the B-52 and show him just what the old BUFF could do. Related terms SLUFF