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   boffo

   /ˈbɒfəʊ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a theatrical production or film, or a review of one) very successful or wholeheartedly commendatory: "a boffo box office certainty"
   • 2. (of a laugh) deep and unrestrained: "I'm not going for the big boffo laughs"
   • ▪ boisterously funny.

   noun

   • 1. a success: "the finale is a genuine boffo"

   Word Origin 1930s (in sense ‘a joke or punchline’): perhaps imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of BOFFO is extremely successful : sensational. How to use boffo in a sentence.

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   What does Boff mean?

   • Boff (also boffo, boffola) means outstanding, usually referring to box office performance. For example, "My Best Friend's Wedding' has been boffo at the B.O." (See also, socko, whammo). Bow (n.) is the opening or premiere of a production, and (v.) means to debut a production. For instance, "The pic's bow was in January"; "The Nederlander Organization will bow its revival of ‘Wonderful Town’ next year.

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   What does buffo mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of BUFFO is clown, buffoon; specifically : a male singer of comic roles in opera.

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   When was the word 'boffo' first used?

   • The earliest known use of the word boffo is in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for boffo is from 1943 in Variety. It is also recorded as a noun from the 1930s. Boffo is probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boff n.1, ‑o suffix.

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   Boffo is a slang term that means very good or highly successful, or a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field. Learn the origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of boffo in British and American English.

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   Boffo is a slang adjective meaning highly effective or successful, or a noun meaning a person with extensive skill or knowledge. Learn the origin, usage and history of this word from Dictionary.com.

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   Definitions of boffo. adjective. resoundingly successful and popular. “for years he was a boffo box office certainty” synonyms: successful. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Boffo." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/boffo. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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   What does the word boffo mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word boffo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. See meaning & use. How common is the word boffo? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   adjective. /ˈbɒfəʊ/ /ˈbɑːfəʊ/ [only before noun] (North American English, informal) (of a performance, film or review) very successful, popular or impressive. He gave a boffo performance. The critics gave the movie boffo reviews. Topics Success c2. Definitions on the go.