different between loff vs boff

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lof, from Old English lof (“praise, glory, repute”). More at lofe.

Noun

loff (plural loffs)

1. Alternative form of lofe

Etymology 2

From Middle English loven, from Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value”). More at lofe, love (Etymology 2).

Verb

loff (third-person singular simple present loffs, present participle loffing, simple past and past participle loffed)

1. Alternative form of lofe

Anagrams

• FFLO

Middle English

Noun

loff

1. Alternative form of lof (“loaf”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English loaf, from Old English hl?f, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Doublet of leiv.

Noun

loff m (definite singular loffen, indefinite plural loffar, definite plural loffane)

1. a (loaf of) white bread

References

• “loff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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.