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Blighty -- Britain; "'Bean' is one of the biggest hits to come out of Blighty." blurb -- TV commercial; "Ridley Scott started his career directing blurbs." boff (also boffo, boffola) -- outstanding (usually refers to box office performance); "'My Best Friend's Wedding' has been boffo at the B.O."

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  1. noun Slang A line in a play or film, for example, that elicits a big laugh: "He doesn't go for the big boffs, artificially inflated, but lets his comedy build through a leisurely accumulation of bizarre details” (Vincent Canby).
  2. noun Slang A big laugh.
  3. noun Slang A conspicuous success. Also called boffo, boffola.
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  • Blighty -- Britain; "'Bean' is one of the biggest hits to come out of Blighty." blurb -- TV commercial; "Ridley Scott started his career directing blurbs." boff (also boffo, boffola) -- outstanding (usually refers to box office performance); "'My Best Friend's Wedding' has been boffo at the B.O." —  Variety.com
  • (See also, boff, whammo) solon -- an authority; someone in the know; from the ancient Greek wise man, Solon; —  Variety.com
  • They "boff austerely" or give each other a "dignified rodgering." —  Gawker
  • If nothing else, you should find out whether or not your wives really do boff the cable guy. —  Gizmodo
  • This round of kids will work for a tour company, helping other brahs and coeds plan fun vacays during which they boff anonymously and hopefully don't die and stuff. —  Gawker
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  1. Probably from b(ox) off(ice).
  2. From boff, to hit, variant of buff, from Middle English buffe, a blow, from Old French, of imitative origin.
 

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