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. giggles
  4. laughs
  5. snickers
  6. gags
  7. japes
Noun
  • 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
  • Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of chuckles
Noun
  • There’s some comedy mixed in, but the show never reduces the monsters Bobby and Romy are dealing with to jokes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Taco Bell has long been the butt of jokes about its menu causing intestinal concerns.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Keira Knightley is all giggles at day 12 of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 10.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of giggles
Noun
  • Us Weekly reported the couples were all smiles, laughs, and chats.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 July 2026
  • There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of laughs
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
  • Who could’ve guessed that a modest, half-hour drama filled with poop gags and 10 inches of prosthetic man meat would be the show to revitalize the fandom’s faith in Game of Thrones?
    — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
  • The gags are both belabored and feeble.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 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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“Boffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffs. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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