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Meaning of "boffo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOFFO

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOFFO

ˈbɒfəʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOFFO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boffo can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOFFO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of boffo in the English dictionary

The definition of boffo in the dictionary is very good; highly successful. Other definition of boffo is a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOFFO

arch-foe · biffo · buffo · bufo · cuffo · deffo · defo · Defoe · faux · FIFO · foe · foh · info · LIFO · mofo · motoscafo · nympho · pho · reffo · Sappho

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOFFO

boerbul · boeremusiek · boerewors · boertjie · boet · Boethius · boeuf bourguignon · boff · boffin · boffola · Bofors gun · bog · bog asphodel · bog cotton · bog deal · bog down · bog in · bog moss · bog myrtle · bog oak

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOFFO

basso buffo · fo · Yafo

Synonyms and antonyms of boffo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boffo» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BOFFO

Find out the translation of boffo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of boffo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boffo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

博福
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

boffo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

boffo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

boffo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوفو
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Боффо
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

boffo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কান-ফাটানো
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

boffo
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Boffo
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

boffo
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ヒット作
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

boffo
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Boffo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Boffo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

boffo
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बॉफो
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Boffo
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Boffo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Boffo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Боффо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

boffo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boffo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Boffo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boffo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boffo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boffo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOFFO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of boffo
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «boffo».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boffo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOFFO»

Discover the use of boffo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boffo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The tie that binds: meditations for mothers and daughters
This collection of devotions examines and honors the ongoing mother/daughter relationship.
Nancy Otto Boffo, Linda Tomblin, 1999
2
Mister Boffo: Shrink Wrapped
Shrink Wrapped Joe Martin. ID KNCAM IF VOUK FRIENP I6 ST1UU ГГ..МОМ/ RSNfT IS THE ON LV WMO "TO THCUSHT COMTENDÊJ2E MEANT". . , x^i 1HOJ6WT ( ме WAé ewe- OF CÄ г М/1ЛОК1. 49.
Joe Martin, 1995
3
Boffo!: How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb
Now Peter Bart, the editor-in-chief of Variety, co-host of Sunday Morning Shootout, and the former studio executive whose hits include The Godfather and Rosemary's Baby, presents a fascinating look at the hits that sizzle and the flops that ...
Peter Bart, 2007
4
Funky Fairy Tales
Red enters walking slowly from one side as different buskers walk in turn from opposite side. She stops to watch each one as they pass. Finally Boffo the clown enters, with two boxes [strong enough to stand on] and a torch to centre front.) ...
Lynn Martin, Glenda Hogg, 2005
5
Clown's Play: A Participation Play for Young People to be ...
BOFFO. No, I saw it. That cow talked to that kid. Come on, let's run ahead and I'll show you. (They run and hide again as SCRAPPY and DOXY pass by. DOXY tries to warn SCRAPPY by pulling back and refusing to move.) DOXY. Jack! Jack!
Reginald F. Bain, 1981
6
Managing Your Legal Career: Best Practices for Creating the ...
Once these agreements were executed and the deal was publicly announced, I coordinated the work of Amalgamated's counsel, Boffo's counsel, benefits consultants, investment bankers, economists, and M&A personnel to lead the various ...
Richard Lee Hermann, 2010
7
The Man Who Ate Parsley: Eight Mystery Stories Featuring ...
A large silk shawl was placed over the container, and Boffo went through further antics and gestures before firing a pistol and having his assistant whisk the cover from the cage. Accompanied by amazed gasps from the audience, Boffo ...
Eric Foster Rhodes, 2010
8
Content Embedded Literacy in the Workplace
chAPter iV eMBedded LiterAcY And cAre oF the seLF in the WorKPLAce Vanna Boffo in order for the character of a human being to reveal truly exceptional qualities, we must have the good fortune to observe its action over a long period of ...
Paolo Federighi, V. Boffo, Ioana Dârjan, 2009
9
Boffo: The Great Motorcycle Race
Uncle Boffo relates how he won the Great Motor cycle Race with the aid of milk.
Frank Dickens, 1978
10
Comics Shop
Mr. Boffo and his wonder dog, Weederman, have been entertaining newspaper strip fans for many years. In that time, “hell jokes” had been slowly creeping B into the strip like a virus. In 1995 Mr. Boffo's creator, Joe Martin decided to gather the  ...
Maggie Thompson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOFFO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boffo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Imrem: Sox must build around Sale, not trade him
The Sox drew only 24,593 fans to the ballpark for the boffo matchup of Sale against former Sox favorite Mark Buehrle. Two other pitchers on a ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Kelly: Christie enters the arena – Jersey style
But then, slowly and inevitably, we realized that Christie's boffo-personality camouflaged a distressing reality. Few of the state's real problems ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
3
Opening weekend crowds revel in being part of film history
... "Jaws," the first Hollywood film to open in hundreds of theaters at once and show the industry what a truly boffo opening weekend looked like. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
4
A.B. Stoddard: Clinton's feeling the Bern
With more boffo numbers — of record-setting crowds, strengthening polling and an impressive campaign warchest – the scrappy socialist could ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
5
Fashion Film Festival outpaces its skeptics as it anticipates a new …
La Jolla Music Society's Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, at 7600 Fay, hopes to open in January of 2018, with Boffo Cinemas' ... «San Diego Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
6
Sneed exclusive: Senate candidate Andrea Zopp raises $665K …
... business, Lady Gaga, 29, and singer Tony Bennett, 88, brought their pooches to Ravinia over the weekend before their boffo performances! «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
7
Honda's 'cute' HR-V ready to charm US drivers
It is simply a fairly nice, presumably reliable car for the money — and that's probably more than enough for another string of boffo numbers. «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
8
Summer Spread
A boffo bread topping: creamy ricotta with prosciutto and peach, finished with Wisconsin honey. 7. Hard cheeses like Dunbarton Blue (from ... «Milwaukee Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Film Review: 'Hollywood Adventures'
What deserves props is the savvy casting, which reunites Huang and Tong for the third time since their collaboration in boffo hits “American ... «Variety, Jun 15»
10
Review: 'Killer Heels' exhibit is a world of fashion and fetishes
Exhibition designer Tom Antreasian opens the show with a boffo monumental-scale pair of highly stylized upswept red heels that morph into a ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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