boffs

noun

variants or boffos
plural of boff
1
as in chuckles
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 jokes
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 Synonyms for boffs
  1. chuckles
  2. jokes
  3. laughters
  4. laughs
  5. giggles
  6. gags
  7. snickers
  8. japes
Noun
  • There’s pitying chuckles to his childlike dependence on his peculiarly loyal man servant.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The satire falls flat, but there’s some chuckles to be found in the Simpsons living beyond their economic means.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of chuckles
Noun
  • Hang on through an opening salvo of political jokes that elapsed time and Tuesday’s election results have rendered stale (Rudy Giuliani, anybody?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ruiz Caldera wanted Romero in the lead, although the comedian worried that viewers would expect jokes from a screenplay containing almost none.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Much of Modi’s comedy centers on differences between various kinds of Jews, a friction that elicits knowing laughters from his (largely, but not wholly) Jewish audience.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughters
Noun
  • Writer Rachel Kushner introduced Celmins and a short film offering a glimpse into her studio, which drew laughs for its candid moments.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • What really sets Black Doves apart, though, are its lovable characters and its beguiling mix of laughs and tears, which flirt with existential despair without ever fully tipping into it.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • The letter is met with snaps and giggles, as a 5-year-old Cary warns of imminent death.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Whittler kept trying to make it through the broadcast, but couldn’t contain her giggles.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of giggles
Noun
  • Throughout the adventure, Sharpson and Santat deliver literary quips and visual gags with perfect comic timing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The sequence has some clever gags, but you’re distracted by the awareness of being narratively underwhelmed.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gags
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
Noun
  • Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Definition of japes
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“Boffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffs. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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