Definitions

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  • noun A bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ bluff

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Examples

  • Jane Austen was also writing about dating, but in her day the rules were very clear, whereas now it's a quagmire of bluff and counterbluff.

    An interview with Helen Fielding by Ashton Applewhite 2010

  • Not the words, the personal histories, the moral advantage or disadvantage, whatever maneuvers of bluff and counterbluff might ornament the moment.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • Not the words, the personal histories, the moral advantage or disadvantage, whatever maneuvers of bluff and counterbluff might ornament the moment.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • Not the words, the personal histories, the moral advantage or disadvantage, whatever maneuvers of bluff and counterbluff might ornament the moment.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

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