Where do we get the term "Movie Buff?"?

Question

Hi,

I'm sure we've all heard that term used before, but in some cultures, "Buff" means fit / cut / bulky / muscular so I'm wondering where the term Movie Buff came from?

Also a buffer is something that stops / halts / slows down or blocks something I believe so I am very confused now.

:-P

Not sure if Buff is Latin for something deeper but I'd be interested to read your replies

Thanks in advance :-)

Answer 1

The definition of "buff" is "fan: an ardent follower and admirer"

so yeh im guessing thats when someone came up with the term "movie buff" which is pretty cool.

anyway yeh, thanks for bringing that up, i've never thought of that before! hope i helped :)