- boffo
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boffo — of fo a. highly successful; superbly well done. [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boffo — strikingly successful, by 1961, show biz slang, probably echoic of a hit … Etymology dictionary
boffo — ☆ boffo [bäf′ō ] adj. [< BOFF] Slang very popular or successful n. Slang a boff … English World dictionary
boffo — [“bafo] 1. n. a box office hit; a successful play, musical, movie, etc. □ The last one was a tremendous boffo, but we only broke even. □ I need a boffo just once in my life. 2. mod. successful; tremendous. □ We had a boffo time at your rally … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Boffo — Jean Pascal Boffo Jean Pascal Boffo est un musicien, guitariste et compositeur français. Après avoir participé aux groupes de rock progressif Larsen, Mandragore, Troll, et enregistré avec les cuivres de Magma, il est en 1985 le premier artiste… … Wikipédia en Français
boffo — boff off, boffo of fo . 1. (Theater) a hearty laugh. [PJC] 2. (Theater) a joke or gag line that produces hearty laughter. [PJC] 3. (Theater) something very successful, especially a box office hit. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boffo — /bof oh/, n., pl. boffos, adj. Slang. n. 1. boff. adj. 2. highly effective or successful: He gave a boffo performance as Cyrano. Also, boffola /bo foh leuh/. [perh. alter. of BUFFO or BOUFFE] * * * … Universalium
boffo — bof•fo [[t]ˈbɒf oʊ[/t]] n. pl. fos, adj. Slang. 1) cvb sbz sts boff 2) cvb sbz sts highly successful: a boffo performance[/ex] • Etymology: 1950–55; perh. alter. of buffo … From formal English to slang
boffo — adjective resoundingly successful and popular for years he was a boffo box office certainty • Similar to: ↑successful … Useful english dictionary
boffo N. Amer. — boffo N. Amer. informal adjective 1》 (of a play or film) resoundingly successful. 2》 (of a laugh) deep and unrestrained. noun (plural boffos) a great success. Origin 1940s: from US boff roaring success + o … English new terms dictionary
Boffo Games — Infobox Company company name = Boffo Games company company type = Defunct company slogan = foundation = 1994 defunct = 1997 location = key people = Steve Meretzky Mike Dornbrook Leo DaCosta industry = products = revenue = homepage =… … Wikipedia
