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I liked the idea of his having a rest: 'his' instead of 'him' | meaning of "...linked by the stormy weather"
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true-crime buffs #1 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:57 am   true-crime buffs		  
Sorry, true-crime buffs. One of history's greatest "murder" mysteries may have just been laid to rest.

Please explain the phrase "true-crime buffs" to me, thanks!
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true-crime buffs #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:26 am   true-crime buffs		  
'Buff' is slang for 'enthusiast'.

True-crime buffs are people who show great interest in real crime stories.
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true-crime buffs #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:35 am   true-crime buffs		  
Good word 'buff' isn't it? It can mean yellowish beige in colour, as a verb it can mean polish and the expression 'in the buff' means naked that is not wearing any clothes. And of course in the sentence above it means enthusiast.

They don't make words like that nowadays, do they?

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