A fork of Rural Dictionary
Word often used by Irish Travellers to identify someone from the settled community. Travellers traditionally used "country people" but as most Travellers are now living in towns and citys its a bit outdated. Buffer is not an offensive word, but is Traveller slang so you wont find many older Travellers using it.
My fathers a Traveller but my mothers a Buffer
something that the Corleone family had a lot of.
Senator Pat Geary: Mr. Cici, was there always a buffer involved? Willi Cici: A what? Senator Pat Geary: A buffer. Someone in between you and your possible superiors who passed on to you the actual order to kill someone. -The Godfather 2
1) One that buffs, especially a piece of soft leather or cloth used to shine or polish. 2) A buffing wheel. 3) Something that lessens or absorbs the shock of an impact. 4) One that protects by intercepting or moderating adverse pressures or influences 5) Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities, as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict. 6) A substance that minimizes change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to the solution. 7) A device or area used to store data temporarily. 8) To act as a buffer for or between. 9) To treat (a solution) with a buffer. 10) To hold or collect (data) in a buffer. 11) One who boost stats in RPGs
“A sense of humor . . . may have served as a buffer against the . . . shocks of disappointment” (James Russell Lowell)
Those who live in the suburbs with unsophisticated tastes and enjoys common pop-culture. Popular term in the Pacific Northwest, North East and British Isles.
"That guy watches American Idle, he's way buffer.", "He's a buffer from Beaverton.", "Arena Rock is so buffer".
A sexual understanding between people who would like a relationship but haven't yet found the right person. Said people are generally attracted to one another but do not see a future together. The point of a buffer is to fulfill sexual needs and to avoid sleeping with a potential love interest too soon.
Melvin became Ashley's buffer after her breakup until she was ready for another relationship.
maintaining a friend with benefits, or a fuck buddy, in order to avoid the urge to look for or find an S.O.
Melissa is the best fuck buddy Mike has ever had. When will they just wake up, quit buffering, and tie the knot?