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boffos
We have found lemma(root) word of boffos : boffo.
Definitions
[ˈbɒfəʊ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a theatrical production or film, or a review of one) very successful or wholeheartedly commendatory
(e.g: a boffo box office certainty)
- (of a laugh) deep and unrestrained
(e.g: I'm not going for the big boffo laughs)
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Origin
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1930s (in sense ‘a joke or punchline’): perhaps imitative
[ˈbɒfəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a success
(e.g: the finale is a genuine boffo)
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Origin
:
1930s (in sense ‘a joke or punchline’): perhaps imitative
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