boffolas

noun

plural of boffola
1
as in chuckles
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 laughs
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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  1. chuckles
  2. laughs
  3. giggles
  4. jokes
  5. belly laughs
  6. witticisms
  7. snickers
Noun
  • Toward the end of the panel, Buttimer noted that Connaughton would have wanted to argue with each speaker, drawing chuckles from the audience.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of chuckles
Noun
  • According to the rules of the game, Joker can only give his team members hints while the rest of the class watches and laughs at their stumbles.
    — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Pledging love and respecting someone or a relationship can make people feel so uncomfortable that leaning into these tropes of life can feel humorous, and that’s where the laughs from a Hallmark film come from.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughs
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 giggles
Noun
  • Television’s rise forced it to reinvent itself by introducing live disc jockeys who played music and told jokes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As a teenager, Davidson would sit in the back of the bus and write jokes on his way to and from basketball games and try them on his teammates.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of jokes
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 laughs
Noun
  • The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of witticisms
Noun
  • 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
  • There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of snickers
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“Boffolas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffolas. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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