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Definition of Boffo
1. Adjective. Resoundingly successful and popular. "For years he was a boffo box office certainty"
Definition of Boffo
1. Adjective. (informal) Very good or successful ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly in the world of entertainment) A great success; a hit ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boffo
1. a boff [n -FOS] - See also: boff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boffo
Literary usage of Boffo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Gold Coast of West Africa by Alfred Burdon Ellis (1893)
"... but Adu boffo had charge of the division which was to operate on the west.
... the defence of the capital; but he envied Adu boffo the large numbers of ..."
2. The Tshi-speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa: Their Religion by Alfred Burton Ellis (1887)
"Kiihne and M. Bonnat joined him there, and offered their hand to Adu boffo and
his officers. The first presents were twenty ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... “Mister boffo,” 25 Oct. 1986 The reason for the appearance of nominative
pronouns in place of the objective in all these constructions, says Jespersen, ..."
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