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/bof/, Slang.n.1. Theat.a. a box-office hit.b. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.2. a loud hearty laugh; belly laugh.v.t.3. to cause to be overcome with laughter.4. to hit; strike.[cf. BOFFO]
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boff — boff·o·la; boff; … English syllables
boff — off, boffo of fo . 1. (Theater) a hearty laugh. [PJC] 2. (Theater) a joke or gag line that produces hearty laughter. [PJC] 3. (Theater) something very successful, especially a box office hit. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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boff — I. vb 1. to hit, punch. A nursery variant of biff, occasionally used semi facetiously by adults. 2. to have sex (with), fuck ► He s a logical choice . ► So the fact he s boffing her has nothing to do with it? (Vice Versa, US film, 1986) The term… … Contemporary slang
Boff — Bọff, Leonardo, brasilianischer katholischer Theologe und Franziskaner (seit 1958), * Concórdia (Brasilien) 14. 12. 1938; 1970 91 Professor für systematische Theologie in Petrópolis. Boff gilt als einer der profiliertesten Vertreter der… … Universal-Lexikon
boff — [baf] 1. tv. to punch someone. □ I was afraid she was going to boff me. □ Ted boffed Harry playfully. 2. in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. (See also barf.) □ She boffed and boffed, until she was exhausted. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
boff — I. transitive verb Etymology: from boff blow, punch, perhaps imitative Date: 1937 sometimes vulgar to have sexual intercourse with II. noun or boffo (plural boffs or boffos) Etymology: perhaps from box … New Collegiate Dictionary
boff — A dismissive one word response uttered under one s breath, usually accompannied by a hand gesture. A simple boff was the driver s only response to the old man s running to catch the already late bus … Dictionary of american slang
