boffs

noun

variants or boffos
plural of boff
1
as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff

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2
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boffs
  1. chuckles
  2. jokes
  3. giggles
  4. laughs
  5. snickers
  6. gags
  7. japes
Noun
  • Toward the end of the panel, Buttimer noted that Connaughton would have wanted to argue with each speaker, drawing chuckles from the audience.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chuckles
Noun
  • First, of course, there’s the business impact — the loss of authorship, credit, and revenue from accounts farming their jokes for clicks and a quick buck.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Before there is comedy or jokes, the audience must care about the characters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • The letter is met with snaps and giggles, as a 5-year-old Cary warns of imminent death.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Whittler kept trying to make it through the broadcast, but couldn’t contain her giggles.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of giggles
Noun
  • But acknowledging a property’s cheesy elements isn’t the same as generating consistent laughs from the situation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Among the biggest laughs of the ceremony came during Friml’s take on an awards-show in memoriam.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of snickers
Noun
  • On the occasion of this momentous anniversary, four Washington Post staffers gathered to discuss the abiding cultural significance — and iconic gags — of one of the greatest television comedies ever.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cox admits that leaning into horror gags proved to be a challenge, given the franchise’s family-friendly nature.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gags
Noun
  • Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Definition of japes
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“Boffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boffs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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