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boffola

boffola noun: a coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.

Noun

boffola (plural boffolas)

  1. A coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.
    • "You're here to set off skyrockets for Barbara Anne, not to regale us with the steam-room boffolas of Beverly Hills." "Well, I thought it was a cute story," Mr. Blakelee said.1961, Al Hine, Lord love a duck, page 215
    • You laugh all the harder because the movie never winds up to hit you with a boffola.1979, Newsweek (volume 94, part 2, page 70)

boffola meaning in Tamil

boffola in Tamil

பகடி

Forms of boffola

pluralboffolas

Origin of boffola

From boff + -ola.

Words that rhyme with boffola

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Questions about boffola

What does boffola mean?
Boffola means a coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.
What is boffola in Tamil?
Boffola in Tamil is பகடி. See Boffola meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is boffola?
Boffola is a noun.
What is the plural of boffola?
The plural of boffola is boffolas.

Words near boffola in the dictionary

  1. boffinism
  2. boffinry
  3. boffins
  4. boffiny
  5. boffo
  6. boffola
  7. boffolas
  8. boffos
  9. boffs
  10. BOFH
  11. BOFHs

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