BOFFS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

boffs

noun

variants or boffos

plural of boff

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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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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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
There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of chuckles

Noun

Parents are likely to be divided as to whether the fact that the film is aimed squarely at young people, with very little in the way of jokes for adults, is a good or a bad thing.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
This game contains potty humor and jokes that ride the fine line of what some parents may feel is appropriate for their children.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jokes

Noun

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
The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of snickers

Noun

This one laid the groundwork for an entire genre with its gross-out gags, copious substance abuse, and rousing victory at the end.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
The show’s comedy only made its bleakest moments more upsetting and dramatic in contrast, while the drama made the visual gags and slapstick more charming.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of gags

Noun

Zings, barbs, and japes fly between the two, but the banter soon gives way to grand action set pieces.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 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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