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boff

[bof]Slang.
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noun
  1. Theater.
    1. a box-office hit.
    2. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
  2. a loud hearty laugh; belly laugh.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to be overcome with laughter.
  2. to hit; strike.
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Origin of boff

cf. boffo
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Related Words for boff

hit, harm, charge, raid, besiege, beat, assault, hurt, bombard, ambush, stab, storm, strike, assail, blast, invade, infiltrate, knock, crash, pummel

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Historical Examples of boff

  • I'm ergwine ter v strow dese lillies o' de walley on boff on em.

    The Broken Sword

    Dennison Worthington

  • Boff ob yu is jist got tu git outen de grate house und stop toting wittles tu de po white trash.

    The Broken Sword

    Dennison Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for boff

boff

noun
  1. informal short for boffin
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