verb
- to hit or strike forcefully
Usage: informal
noun
- a loud laugh or something that causes loud laughter
- a big hit or success
Usage: informal; entertainment industry
Usage: informal; entertainment industry
Examples
- He boffed the ball over the fence with his bat.
- The comedian’s joke got a huge boff from the audience.
- That movie was a real boff at the box office.
- She boffed him on the head with a rolled-up newspaper.
- The show’s opening number was such a boff that the audience demanded an encore.
- His latest novel turned out to be a complete boff with critics and readers alike.