Bluff and Gaff

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Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
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Gaff and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gaff" instead a verb "Bluff".
Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Gaff

Gaff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a sleazy photographer who gaffed small-town girls into thinking he represented a big-city modeling agency
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Bluff and gaff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead a verb "Gaff".
Nearby Words: gaffed, gaffe, gaffer, gaffing

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