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or boffo
1
as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff
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2
as in laugh
something said or done to cause laughter
the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious
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Recent Examples of boff
The Rockies threw a boffo welcome-back for Ryan Feltner on Saturday night, and the right-hander was the biggest party animal of all.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Nothing else could explain the boffo box office for The Devil Wears Prada 2, right?
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Other spring arrivals Giant ($1,215,687) and Every Brilliant Thing ($1,566,354) continued strong showings, and Ragtime was boffo as always at $1,152,711.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
The show returned for the second half of its 12th season in January to boffo numbers, a rare growth story in the land of basic cable.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Wall Street predicts boffo box office.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Swift has also been selling CDs and vinyl LPs in advance through her website, in various design variants and bundled with merchandise — like an orange cardigan paired with a CD in a sparkly box for $70 — all but guaranteeing boffo opening-week sales numbers.
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New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Serena and Nate boff at a wedding reception on Gossip Girl
Two high-school students bump uglies on the bar of Michael Jordan's Steakhouse with a reception happening about two feet away.
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Laura Beck,
Cosmopolitan,
25 July 2017
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Nothing else could explain the boffo box office for The Devil Wears Prada 2, right?
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Other spring arrivals Giant ($1,215,687) and Every Brilliant Thing ($1,566,354) continued strong showings, and Ragtime was boffo as always at $1,152,711.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
The show returned for the second half of its 12th season in January to boffo numbers, a rare growth story in the land of basic cable.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Wall Street predicts boffo box office.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Swift has also been selling CDs and vinyl LPs in advance through her website, in various design variants and bundled with merchandise — like an orange cardigan paired with a CD in a sparkly box for $70 — all but guaranteeing boffo opening-week sales numbers.
—
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Serena and Nate boff at a wedding reception on Gossip Girl
Two high-school students bump uglies on the bar of Michael Jordan's Steakhouse with a reception happening about two feet away.
—
Laura Beck,
Cosmopolitan,
25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boff
Noun
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As Ross runs off, on to the next part of the show, commentator John Helm lets out a hearty chuckle.
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.
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There are definitely laughs in Maddie’s Secret, but the point of the movie is almost to get beyond them, to the place where naive hokum could yield moments of inexplicable resonance.
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Enjoli Stewart, Michael's mother, said the events taking place on Sunday, June 28, and Monday, June 29, in the Deer Run Estates neighborhood in Lumberton, New Jersey, will honor her son's love for ice cream, laughter and bringing people together.
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The answer catches Hathaway completely off guard, sending the Oscar winner into laughter and bringing the scene to a halt.
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New Delhi — What started as an online joke has now spilled onto the streets of India’s capital.
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Jan Paul van Hecke, a center-back who saw action on all parts of the pitch by both defending and scoring a goal, praised how the field held up — while also making a joke.
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These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.
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One highlight of this tenure was his descent into a fit of giggles while interviewing Carol Channing.
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Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
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Still, Yoon’s joking somehow lightens the mood.
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The grown-ups in the audience snicker.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.
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Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.
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“Boff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boff. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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