boffo

Also boff·o·la

[bof-oh]

noun

plural

boffos 

1. boff.

adjective

1. highly effective or successful.

   He gave a boffo performance as Cyrano.

boffo

/ ˈbɒfəʊ /

adjective

1. slang,  very good; highly successful

noun

1. a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field

Word History and Origins

Origin of boffo¹

Perhaps alteration of buffo or bouffe

Word History and Origins

Origin of boffo¹

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

When the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, “Carousel” was doing boffo business on Broadway.

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She headlined a boffo political convention in August and easily bested Donald Trump earlier this month in their one, and possibly only, debate.

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So her boffo performance — it is, after all, a performance — was not surprising.

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That said, Biden could be boffo — or at least perform decently enough.

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Come summer, I saw the trend expand with the boffo success of “Barbie,” in which Ryan Gosling’s Ken makes an entire career out of pouting on the beach.

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