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- Dictionaryboff/bɒf/
verb
- 1. have sex with (someone).
- 2. hit (someone).
noun
- 1. an act or instance of having sex.
- 2. a blow or punch.
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noun. ˈbäf. variants or boffo. ˈbä- (ˌ)fō. plural boffs or boffos. 1. : a hearty laugh. 2. : a gag or line that produces a hearty laugh. 3. : something that is conspicuously successful : hit. Synonyms. Noun. belly laugh. boffola. cachinnation. cackle. chortle. chuckle. giggle. guffaw.
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. boff. / bɒf / noun. informal. short for boffin.
a. a loud, hearty laugh. b. a joke, incident in a play, etc. meant to produce such a laugh. 2. a play, song, etc. that is a great popular success; hit. Also bofˈfola (bəˈfoʊlə ) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
boff noun 1 & adjective. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word boff mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word boff. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. See meaning & use.
Boff definition: A line in a play or film, for example, that elicits a big laugh.
Synonyms for BOFF: giggle, chuckle, snicker, laugh, twitter, laughter, snigger, guffaw; Antonyms of BOFF: sob, wail, cry, groan, moan, mouth, frown, face.
n. Slang. 1. A line in a play or film, for example, that elicits a big laugh: "He doesn't go for the big boffs, artificially inflated, but lets his comedy build through a leisurely accumulation of bizarre details" (Vincent Canby). 2. A big laugh. 3. A conspicuous success. Also called boffo, boffola. [Probably from b (ox) off (ice).] boff 2.
