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An acronym for "Bottom Line Up Front" that is frequently used in informal military correspondence and internal/informal corporate e-mails to cover the main points of an e-mail so the reader can quickly understand what the e-mail is saying before reading the whole, lengthy e-mail.
RE:urbandictionary.com

Team,

BLUF:UrbanDictionary.com is a great resource for employees to look up slang expressions customers use

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Very Respectfully,
Management
BLUF by USMA_CDT March 5, 2009
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Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub.
An organisation formed in 1997 for men (predominantly, but not exclusively gay) who enjoy wearing breeches and/or leather uniforms, similar to the ones shown in the drawings of Tom of Finland.
BLUF organises regular parties around the world, and provides a website where members can post profiles and exchange messages with others.
The term is also used as a shorthand to describe a type of clothing, for example in dresscodes or descriptions of items on auction sites.
Are you a member of BLUF?

Dresscode: BLUF gear

Leather trousers for sale, BLUF interest
BLUF by BLUF Webmaster October 1, 2010
A rock band based near Cincinnati Ohio. Website - www.blufmusic.com

band members include:
Ian Mellencamp - vocals/guitar
Ben Rubin - drums
Zach Bolander - guitar
Evan Rubin - bass
Trevor and I are going to the Bluf show this friday night, would you like to come with us?
Bluf by Kyl3 January 18, 2005
Man, I just downloa... I mean bought Bluf's new CD. It's totally sweet.
bluf by izlude January 25, 2004
A short term used by wearers of Breeches, Leather and Uniform clothing. Stemmed from the 1970s pop group Village People and adopted by a sub group of gay men who are normally rather effeminate but feel the need to wear a facade in order ot make them appear more masculine. Normally day wear would be classed as Buff Wannabe. Often seen by day in Gay cafe society.
He's a Bluf
Do you have any Bluf gear
Bluf by alondoner29 March 7, 2010
A way to say you think somebody is bluffing without saying it.
Say BLUF, the S.C.A.R.E.C.R.O.W is too much of a dumbass to know what you're talking about, you're too smart for him.
BLUF by Solid Mantis April 10, 2020