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boff definition

☆ boff (bäf)

noun

    1. a loud, hearty laugh
    2. a joke, incident in a play, etc. meant to produce such a laugh
  2. a play, song, etc. that is a great popular success; hit

Etymology: prob. < It buffa, a jest, or buffo, a gust of wind: see buffoon

Also boffola bof·fo′la (bə fō′lə)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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