boff
1 of 2verb
ˈbäf 
boffed; boffing; boffs
transitive verb
often vulgar
: to have sexual intercourse with
boff
2 of 2noun
ˈbäf
variants or boffo
ˈbä-(ˌ)fō
plural boffs or boffos
1
: a hearty laugh
2
: a gag or line that produces a hearty laugh
3
: something that is conspicuously successful : hit
Synonyms
Noun
- belly laugh
- boffola
- cachinnation
- cackle
- chortle
- chuckle
- giggle
- guffaw
- hee-haw
- horselaugh
- laugh
- laughter
- snicker
- snigger
- titter
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious
Recent Examples on the Web
Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 25 July 2017
Noun
Serena and Nate boff at a wedding reception on Gossip GirlTwo high-school students bump uglies on the bar of Michael Jordan's Steakhouse with a reception happening about two feet away. Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 25 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
Verb
from boff blow, punch, perhaps imitative
Noun
perhaps from box office
First Known Use
Verb
1937, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1934, in the meaning defined at sense 2
boffs
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chuckles
- snickers
- giggles
- twitters
- laughs
- chortles
- titters
- sniggers
- cackles
- guffaws
- laughters
- smiles
- cachinnations
- belly laughs
- grins
- simpers
- smirks
- hee-haws
- horselaughs
- crows
- boffolas
- whoops
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- moans
- groans
- wails
- cries
- sobs
- lowers
- mouths
- frowns
- grimaces
- faces
- scowls
- pouts
- lours
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- jokes
- laughs
- joshes
- japes
- gags
- wisecracks
- drolleries
- witticisms
- quips
- yuks
- funnies
- pleasantries
- sallies
- jests
- nifties
- yaks
- yucks
- waggeries
- giggles
- ribs
- boffolas
- buffooneries
- one-liners
- practical jokes
- antics
- cracks
- yocks
- screams
- panics
- tricks
- banters
- monkeyshines
- pranks
- capers
- burlesques
- riots
- mocks
- knee-slappers
- wits
- riffs
- repartees
- parodies
- comedies
- leg-pulls
- railleries
- lampoons
- caricatures
- mockeries
- thigh-slappers
- persiflages
- humors
- put-ons
- wordplays
