boff
[ bof ]
/ bɒf /
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noun
Theater.
- a box-office hit.
- a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
a loud hearty laugh; belly laugh.
verb (used with object)
to cause to be overcome with laughter.
to hit; strike.
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Origin of boff
cf. boffo
Words nearby boff
boertjie, Boer War, boet, Boethius, boeuf bourguignon, boff, boffin, boffo, Bofors gun, bog, Bogalusa
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How to use boff in a sentence
"This is a breakaway pope," Boff declared recently to a Brazilian reporter, here in Portuguese.
Dar he now trapesing furwards and baccards wid boff hans ahin his back und histin up his cote skeerts, und a callin, Ned, Ned!
The Broken Sword|Dennison WorthingtonI'm ergwine ter v strow dese lillies o' de walley on boff on em.
The Broken Sword|Dennison WorthingtonBoff 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
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