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buffery

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The quality of being a buff or enthusiast; a keen interest in something; fandom.

uncountable

Examples

“The first phase was a sudden fashion among the film buffs, some of whom latched on to the picture with the enthusiasm that suggests that film buffery, that beguiling beacon of Sixties taste⟳, has slid into some really desperate final phase.”
“What distinguishes a film buff from someone who simply loves going to the movies? Is buffery a hobby, a vocation, a stage⟳ of development or a pathology?”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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