BUFF originally refers to the
B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber. The enormous aircraft was extensively used for
carpet bombing missions in Vietnam and as a first-strike or retaliatory strike nuclear weapon delivery vehicle during the cold war. The crews rarely referred to the aircraft with its real name, instead they used the acronym BUFF, for Big Ugly
Fat Fucker.
The
fuckers shot down two of our
BUFFs last night during a carpet-bombing run. We need better flight planning!