variants
or boffos
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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Noun
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Sending up the no-stakes frivolity of progressive Reform Judaism, characters played by Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant get some insight-free chuckles.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025 -
LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, not all jokes can be so easily divided into these categories.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Plus, under the watchful eyes of veteran host Casey Wilson and newbie Andrew Rannells, the jokes never stop in the tent, as seen in another clip.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To @kaitjoseph and @maxmagpie for the laughs, adventures, games and cartwheels galore.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thames has solid comedic chops, drawing laughs from the audience out of a twitch of an eyebrow.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nash had an unorthodox solution to Goldberg’s giggles.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Great practical effects and some very funny gags make this worth a watch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mel Brooks’ best comedy shares many similarities with his other revered films – a strong grip of genre beats, a non-stop barrage of gags yanking us forward, and an eagerness to give every performer a chance to comedically shine.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Before this fifth season put him closer to the center of the action, Roddy had undoubtedly been a misfit among misfits at Slough House, a desk jockey who would hold court at his computer, issuing snide japes at anyone within earshot.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Boffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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