Meaning & use

boffo

adjective·Advanced

Extremely successful or impressive, especially describing a performance, show, or box-office result.

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The film opened to boffo reviews and record ticket sales across the country.

Critics called her comeback concert a boffo performance from start to finish.

A note on using this word

Boffo is informal show-business slang, common in entertainment journalism but rarely used in everyday conversation.

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