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boffo
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Word definitions for boffo in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
boff \boff\, boffo \bof"fo\n. (Theater) a hearty laugh. (Theater) a joke or gag line that produces hearty laughter. (Theater) something very successful, especially a box-office hit.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context informal English) Very good or successful n. (context chiefly in the world of entertainment English) A great success; a hit
Usage examples of boffo.
Tiffany went and got some blankets, bundling them up so that when she carried them back to the grave, no one would notice that the two Boffo skulls and the spiderweb-making machine were tucked inside.
Once, Tiffany noticed the Boffo catalogue open on the table with some things circled.
The act was not boffo, but the new girl singer was even worse than Dolly, so she got a reprieve.
C to be her Santa Claus with two boffoes in advance so he can get across Lake Worth to an address she gives him without walking, provided he will proceed there at once, and Fatso accepts these terms and dismisses the small stove lids from his shade with a nickel apiece and the chances are they figure he is Santa Claus already.
The client photos were boffo-- Hughes shared a wall with some South American dictators and bongo player Preston Epps.