Buffer Edit Meaning

1.

The name by which gipsy’s call people, who live on the grid, with social security numbers, attend school, and own a home. A buffer is the term that the gipsy’s call basically real people, whom they lift stuff off of.

I stole that buffers keys.

I don't go to buffer facilities like public school.

See people, gipsy, con, thief

2.

To load data, usually when watching a video.

Damn why is this new Killzone 2 footage taking so long to buffer!!

See buffer, load, data, video

3.

A friend who is willing to come along with you when you're meeting someone who might be interested in dating you, but you're not sure if you're interested in dating them.

Dude, Crissy from accounting is going to be at the bar tonight. I think she likes me, but I'm not sure if I'm into her. Can go with me as my buffer in case she turns out to be a psycho?

See wingman, cockblocker, psycho, stalker, player hater, pivot, beard

4.

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 Travellers traditionally used "country people" but as most Travellers are now living in towns and citys its a bit outdated.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

See settled, beoir, feen

5.

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".

See suburban, suburb, suburbanite, commoner, geek, lame

6.

A word used on the TV series "The Riches" used to describe non-travelers. Buffer is a corruption of the word buffoon which in turn may originate from the old Italian "buffare", meaning to puff out one's cheeks.

I stole that buffers keys.

I don't go to buffer facilities like public school.

See buffoon, clown, jester, traveler

7.

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)

See buffer, buff, buf, buffed