Meaning

5 senses
  1. (slang)A big laugh.

  2. (slang)A line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh.

  3. (slang)A great success; a hit.

  4. (derogatory, slang)A pupil who works hard; a swot.

  5. (slang)A hit or smack.

Origin

Possibly shortened from boffin.

Possibly shortened from boffin.

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Forms

plural: boffs
Singularboff
Pluralboffs

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedboffola

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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