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Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of boffo in a Sentence
a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics
Recent Examples on the Web
When will the exhibition business be truly boffo again?
—Diane Garrett, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2021
November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021
More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 May 2021
Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Zoom flexed its muscles last week with a boffo earnings report.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 8 June 2020
Salons: Many Northeast Ohio hair salons and barber shops have done boffo business in the first few days after Gov. Mike DeWine reopened them.
—cleveland, 2 June 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Boffo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boffo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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