"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English, often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity. It has been discussed in literature in various forms since 1967, when it appeared in Dmitri Borgmann's Beyond Language: Adventures in Word and Thought.
The sentence employs three distinct meanings of the word buffalo:
- as an adjectival proper noun to refer to a specific place named Buffalo, the city of Buffalo, New York, being the most notable;
- as a verb to buffalo, meaning (in American English) "to bully, harass, or intimidate" or "to baffle"; and
- as a noun to refer to the animal, buffalo (often called bison outside of North America). The plural is also buffalo.
A semantically equivalent form preserving the original word order is: "Buffalo bison that other Buffalo bison bully also bully Buffalo bison."
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Buffalo– (Proper noun) The name of a city in New York state
Green buffalo has two jobs. It is a proper noun indicating the name of a city and it is a modifier telling us where the simple subject buffalo comes from. Think about it like Chicago bear.
buffalo– (Noun) The animal also known as bison.
In this case, buffalo is a plural noun. Sure it would have been easier if the other acceptable plural buffaloes was used, but where’s the fun in that?
buffalo– (verb) meaning to confuse or intimidate
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