boffola

bof·fo·la

noun \bä-ˈfō-lə\

Definition of BOFFOLA

: boff

Examples of BOFFOLA

1. <the audience could be heard chuckling throughout the play, but there were few theater-filling boffolas>
2. <if that was the wannabe comic's best boffola, he'd be well-advised not to quit his day job>

Origin of BOFFOLA

irregular from boff

First Known Use: 1947

Related to BOFFOLA

Synonyms: belly laugh, boff (or boffo), laugh, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

Related Words: crow, whoop; grin, simper, smile, smirk

Near Antonyms: cry, groan, moan, sob, wail; face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

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Rhymes with BOFFOLA

Angola, canola, crapola, Ebola, granola, mandola, payola, plugola, scagliola, Tortola, Victrola, Vignola, viola