boffo
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 5
/ˈbɒfoʊ/
Definition of boffo
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(US, slang)Outstanding; very good or successful.
““Come on, Lana. Give me and the bird a chance. We're boffo.””
“And if the Hollywood stuff didn’t grab you, you could glom onto “RRR,” S.S. Rajamouli’s phenomenally successful Raj-era Indian action epic that, for sheer boffo exuberance, outdid anything the studios churned out this year.”
“With a track list stacked with hits such as “Stronger,” “Toxic” and “Circus,” the show has the potential for boffo success, but it also faces unique challenges.”
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adj
-
(US, slang)Outstanding; very good or successful.
““Come on, Lana. Give me and the bird a chance. We're boffo.””
“And if the Hollywood stuff didn’t grab you, you could glom onto “RRR,” S.S. Rajamouli’s phenomenally successful Raj-era Indian action epic that, for sheer boffo exuberance, outdid anything the studios churned out this year.”
“With a track list stacked with hits such as “Stronger,” “Toxic” and “Circus,” the show has the potential for boffo success, but it also faces unique challenges.”
noun
- A great success; a hit.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo.
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