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boff

[ bof ]
/ bɒf /
Slang.
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noun

Theater.
  1. a box-office hit.
  2. 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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Words related to boff

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

Words nearby boff

boers, boertjie, boet, boethius, boeuf bourguignon, boff, boffin, boffo, bofors gun, bog, bog asphodel

Origin of boff

cf. boffo
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British Dictionary definitions for boff

boff
/ (bɒf) /

noun

informal short for boffin
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