different between boff vs boffo

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /b?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• bauf

Verb

boff (third-person singular simple present boffs, present participle boffing, simple past and past participle boffed)

1. (slang) to have sexual intercourse (with someone)
   • 1982, Stephen King, The Raft

     Deke and LaVerne could go out to Cascade Lake together and plow the back forty all night; he would not be delighted with the knowledge that they were boffing each other's brains out, yet neither would he be surprised.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:copulate or Thesaurus:copulate with

Noun

boff (plural boffs)

1. (entertainment, slang) A big laugh.
2. (entertainment, slang) A line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh.
3. (entertainment, slang) A great success; a hit.

   Synonyms: boffo, clicko

Etymology 2

Shortened from boffin?

Noun

boff (plural boffs)

1. (slang, derogatory) A pupil who works hard; a swot.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Verb

boff (third-person singular simple present boffs, present participle boffing, simple past and past participle boffed)

1. (slang, transitive) To hit; to strike.

Derived terms

• boffer

Noun

boff (plural boffs)

1. (slang) A hit or smack.
   • 1937, Damon Runyon, A Piece of Pie

     I am paying no attention to them, because they are drinking local ale, and talking loud, and long ago I learn that when a Boston character is engaged in aleing himself up, it is a good idea to let him alone, because the best you can get out of him is maybe a boff on the beezer.

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

boffo (comparative more boffo, superlative most boffo)

1. (chiefly US, slang) Outstanding; very good or successful.

   Synonyms: boff, clicko

Noun

boffo (plural boffos)

1. (chiefly in the world of entertainment) A great success; a hit.

   Synonyms: boff, clicko