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boff

noun

variants: or boffo

Synonyms and Antonyms of boff

1 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

Synonyms of boff

belly laugh, boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

Words Related to boff

grin, simper, smile, smirk

Near Antonyms of boff

cry, groan, moan, sob, wail

face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

2 something said or done to cause laughter

the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious

Synonyms of boff

boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle [chiefly British], jape, jest, joke, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, yuk (or yuck) [slang]

Words Related to boff

funning, joking, wisecracking

knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper

antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff

banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee

drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness

comedy, humor, wit, wordplay

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