boffo
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɒfoʊ/
adj
Etymology: Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo.
- Outstanding; very good or successful.
““Come on, Lana. Give me and the bird a chance. We're boffo.””
“And if the Hollywood stuff didn’t grab you, you could glom onto “RRR,” S.S. Rajamouli’s phenomenally successful Raj-era Indian action epic that, for sheer boffo exuberance, outdid anything the studios churned out this year.”
noun
Etymology: Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo.
- A great success; a hit.