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. 2000.
boffo — of fo a. highly successful; superbly well done. [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boffo — strikingly successful, by 1961, show biz slang, probably echoic of a hit … Etymology dictionary
boffo — ☆ boffo [bäf′ō ] adj. [< BOFF] Slang very popular or successful n. Slang a boff … English World dictionary
boffo — [“bafo] 1. n. a box office hit; a successful play, musical, movie, etc. □ The last one was a tremendous boffo, but we only broke even. □ I need a boffo just once in my life. 2. mod. successful; tremendous. □ We had a boffo time at your rally … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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boffo — /bof oh/, n., pl. boffos, adj. Slang. n. 1. boff. adj. 2. highly effective or successful: He gave a boffo performance as Cyrano. Also, boffola /bo foh leuh/. [perh. alter. of BUFFO or BOUFFE] * * * … Universalium
boffo — bof•fo [[t]ˈbɒf oʊ[/t]] n. pl. fos, adj. Slang. 1) cvb sbz sts boff 2) cvb sbz sts highly successful: a boffo performance[/ex] • Etymology: 1950–55; perh. alter. of buffo … From formal English to slang
boffo — adjective resoundingly successful and popular for years he was a boffo box office certainty • Similar to: ↑successful … Useful english dictionary
boffo N. Amer. — boffo N. Amer. informal adjective 1》 (of a play or film) resoundingly successful. 2》 (of a laugh) deep and unrestrained. noun (plural boffos) a great success. Origin 1940s: from US boff roaring success + o … English new terms dictionary
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