BOFF Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

boff

noun

ˈbäf

variants or boffo

Definition of boff

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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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. — 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boff

Noun

Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
So Sydanmaa looks back on his first-ever varsity play with a chuckle.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckle

Noun

The group-chat joke lands because many young people know exactly what’s in their checking account, and still want to make room for what makes life feel good.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Read this book for hilarious jokes, different types of friends, and fresh starts.

— Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of joke

Noun

Her giggles kept interrupting the tune through much of her performance, and soon Pioneer Hall was laughing with her and cheering her through it.

— Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers.

— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of giggle

Noun

Arch Manning's joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe erupted in controversy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Indeed, at lunch, instead of separating into groups to eat, all 16 participants form one mega table and spend the half-hour joking and laughing together.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of joking

Noun

But there’s another 45 supremely indulgent auteur gunk that is snicker-worthy.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of snicker

Noun

The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025