boff

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /bɒf/ Rhymes: -ɒf === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Alternative forms ==== bauf ==== Verb ==== boff (third-person singular simple present boffs, present participle boffing, simple past and past participle boffed) (slang) To have sexual intercourse with (someone). ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:copulate or Thesaurus:copulate with ==== Noun ==== boff (plural boffs) (entertainment, slang) A big laugh. (entertainment, slang) A line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh. (entertainment, slang) A great success; a hit. Synonyms: boffo, clicko ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly shortened from boffin. ==== Noun ==== boff (plural boffs) (slang, derogatory) A pupil who works hard; a swot. === Etymology 3 === Imitative. ==== Verb ==== boff (third-person singular simple present boffs, present participle boffing, simple past and past participle boffed) (slang, transitive) To hit; to strike. ===== Derived terms ===== boffer ==== Noun ==== boff (plural boffs) (slang) A hit or smack.