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boff1  (b  f) KEY NOUN: Slang
- A line in a play or film, for example, that elicits a big laugh: "He doesn't go for the big boffs, artificially inflated, but lets his comedy build through a leisurely accumulation of bizarre details" (Vincent Canby).
- A big laugh.
- A conspicuous success.
Also called
boffo, boffola.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably from b(ox) off(ice)
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