Boffo...

[dndog]

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boffo (BOF-o) adjective

1. (Of a movie, play, or some other show) Extremely successful.

2. (Of a laugh) uproarious, hearty.

noun

1. A great success.

2. A hearty laugh.

3. A gag or punch-line that elicits uproarious laughter.

[Of uncertain origin. Probably a blend of box office or an alteration
of buffo, bouffe, or boffola. The term was popularized by Variety,
a magazine for the U.S. entertainment industry.]

"And until Apple records a boffo holiday season for the mini, it can't
officially be called a runaway success."
Alex Salkever; My Huge Mistake About the Mini; BusinessWeek (New York);
Aug 19, 2004.

"His (Patrick Brown's) problem seems to me to be the demands of the
production group of which he is a part and which requires a boffo hit
every time in order to keep the auditorium packed ..."
Norman Rae; Wheaties & Lilies & Severed P's; Jamaica Observer (Kingston,
Jamaica); Aug 1, 2004.

Thought the vB.org Boffo would enjoy this.

[EvilLS1]

Another example:

"Stop breakin' in line.. I was here boffo you."

BTW, Bob's username is Boofo.

[Erwin]

LOL!

Wait till Boofo reads this...

[Dean C]

lol what is goin on here?

[Xenon]

Bob's a gag or did i missunderstand something ^^

[Talisman]

<giggles>

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Bob's a gag or did i missunderstand something ^^

I got your gag right here.

And the name is Boofo (bu-fo). I think it means "studly" in Italian.

[Xenon]

And i thought it was like a gosty Booo - foooo ^^

[Talisman]

Ahhh Stefan, I'm shocked at you calling Bob a buffoon, like that.
Ohhhh....... no wait. Those are ^^'s.

Umm... nevermind.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Talisman

Ahhh Stefan, I'm shocked at you calling Bob a buffoon, like that.
Ohhhh....... no wait. Those are ^^'s.

Umm... nevermind.

Why are you so shocked? You've never had any problem thinking of me like that.