boffola

noun

bä-ˈfō-lə How to pronounce boffola (audio)
Definition of boffolanext
1
as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement the audience could be heard chuckling throughout the play, but there were few theater-filling boffolas

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2
as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter if that was the wannabe comic's best boffola, he'd be well-advised not to quit his day job

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boffola
  1. laughter
  2. joke
  3. chuckle
  4. laugh
  5. giggle
  6. joking
  7. belly laugh
Noun
  • The live show’s audience, filled with women in floral maxidresses and bearded men who probably host their own podcasts, was more than ready for love and laughter.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After failing to suppress her laughter, Brattin sunk to the floor as another host continued the segment on the live broadcast.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughter
Noun
  • The jokes have continued nearly nonstop — and not all are coming from the man in the can with a 20-point plan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There is nothing, no drama, no insight, not even a joke other than the one NeNe makes about Porsha swimming in the lady pond.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of joke
Noun
  • The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • And while most of the film is unrelentingly grim, its few stabs at dark humor — most notably the punchlines about the grandmother’s faulty memory — didn’t garner a chuckle from me.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of chuckle
Noun
  • But there are plenty of affirmative laughs in her roughly 65-minute set, tickets to which are not cheap.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There’s not enough conflict to drive the narrative, and not enough laughs to liven up the dead spots.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of giggle
Noun
  • Back in December 1968, Dolan wrote a joking column about the earlier Lake Worth monster, from way back in 1947.
    — Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of joking
Noun
  • Fortunately for us, there are plenty of ways to mix the two this weekend — from spa deals and rum-soaked revelry to a nostalgic hard rock show or a night of stress-busting belly laughs.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Broad Strokes, Cohen pairs her signature belly laughs with plenty of gut punches.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
Definition of belly laugh
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“Boffola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffola. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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