Bluff or The Bluff may refer to:

Places

Australia

Bluff, Queensland Bluff is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bluff had a population of 373 people. Geography The town is located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, north west of the state c ...

, Australia, a town * The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich * The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality *

Bluff River (New South Wales) Bluff River, a mostly perennial stream of the Dumaresq–Macintyre catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. The river takes its identity at the junction of Five Mil ...

Bluff River (Murchison River) Bluff River may refer to: * Bluff River (New Zealand) * Bluff River (New South Wales), Australia * Bluff River (Murchison River), a Rivers of Tasmania#Rivers that flow towards the Southern Ocean, river of Tasmania * Bluff River (Prosser River), Ta ...

, a river of Tasmania *

Bluff River (Prosser River) Bluff River may refer to: * Bluff River (New Zealand) * Bluff River (New South Wales), Australia * Bluff River (Murchison River) Bluff River may refer to: * Bluff River (New Zealand) * Bluff River (New South Wales), Australia * Bluff River (Murc ...

, Tasmania; see

Levendale, Tasmania Levendale is a small settlement mostly in the Southern Midlands Council area 53 km north of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, with about 28% in the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council LGA, servicing the local farming community. Australian author and n ...

* "The Bluff", common name of

Rosetta Head Rosetta Head, known as Kongkengguwar by the Ramindjeri people but more commonly known as The Bluff, is a headland located on the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula in Encounter Bay, South Australia, within the local government area of the City ...

, a headland adjoining Victor Harbor in South Australia

United States

Bluff, Alabama Bluff is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Bluff is located on Alabama State Route 107 State Route 107 (SR 107) is a state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern te ...

, an unincorporated community * Bluff, Alaska, a ghost town * The Bluff (Atlanta), Georgia, a neighborhood of Atlanta *

Bluff (Pittsburgh) Uptown or The Bluff (also known by its former name Soho and prior to the 20th century as Boyd's Hillhttp://www.postgazette.com/pg/11359/1199216-53.stm) is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Cen ...

, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood * Bluff, Texas, an unincorporated community * Bluff, Utah, a town * Bluff Creek (California), a watercourse in California that empties into Ballona Wetlands * Bluff Creek (Des Moines River tributary), a stream in Iowa *

Bluff Creek (Cimarron River tributary) Bluff Creek may refer to: * Bluff Creek, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Bluff Creek, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *Bluff Creek (California), a watercourse in California that empties into Ballona Wetlands *Bluff Creek (Des Moines R ...

, a stream in Kansas; see

Clark County State Lake Clark County State Lake is a reservoir located in Appleton Township, Clark County in the U.S. State of Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, ...

Bluff Swamp Bluff Swamp (french: Marais de Bluff, es, Pantano de Bluff) is located in northwest Ascension Parish, Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the Un ...

, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Other places

* Bluff, New Zealand, a town and seaport in the South Island (colloquially known as The Bluff) * Bluff River (New Zealand) * Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a geographical region of Durban *

Yamate is the name of a historic neighbourhood in Naka-ku, Yokohama often referred to in English as ''The Bluff.'' The neighbourhood is famous as having been a foreigners' residential area in the Bakumatsu, Meiji and Taishō periods. While still domi ...

, a neighborhood of Yokohama, Japan, often called "The Bluff" in English * The Bluff, a mound near Ypres, Belgium, fought over by the British and Germans in the First World War Actions of the Bluff, 1916 * The Bluff, Bahamas, the name of three communities * The Bluff (Cayman Islands), the highest point of the Cayman Islands, located on the island of Cayman Brac * Bluff Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) * Bluff Island (Antarctica), Prydz Bay, Antarctica *

Bluff Island (Hong Kong) Bluff Island, indigenously known as Sha Tong Hau Shan (), also known as Ung Kong (), is an island in Port Shelter, south of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. It is an important area for corals and other marine life. The island is zoned as Site of S ...

, Port Shelter, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong

Game-oriented

Bluff (poker) In the card game of poker, a bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand which is not thought to be the best hand. ''To bluff'' is to make such a bet. The objective of a bluff is to induce a fold by at least one opponent who holds a better hand. ...

, a tactic in the game of poker * ''Bluff'' (magazine), covering poker * A slang term for liar's dice, a dice game

Film and TV

* ''Bluff'' (2007 film), a Canadian film * ''Bluff'' (1976 film) an Italian crime-comedy film * ''Bluff'' (1924 film), an American drama silent film * ''Bluff'' (1916 film), an American comedy silent film directed by

Rae Berger Rae Berger or ''Rhea Berger'' (March 26, 1877 – November 9, 1931) was an early silent film actor and director. He is erroneously listed in Duke University's "Women Film Pioneers"; he was in fact male. He married actress Mary Martin. Director ...

* "Bluff" (''Prison Break'' episode), an episode of the 2006 television series ''Prison Break'' * ''Bluff'' (TV series), a Canadian game show broadcast by CBC Television

People

* nickname of

Benjamin Wade Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800March 2, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans.

(1800–1878), American lawyer and politician * Richard Bluff, English visual effects supervisor

Other uses

Bluff (geography) In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...

is a steep slope or rounded cliff, usually overlooking a shoreline or other body of water