Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boffola

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bof-fo-la
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.

Example Sentences

""You're here to set off skyrockets for Barbara Anne, not to regale us with the steam-room boffolas of Beverly Hills." "Well, I thought it was a cute story," Mr. Blakelee said."
"You laugh all the harder because the movie never winds up to hit you with a boffola."
"These are the people whose laughter you hear after the boffolas on shows that have been filmed without audiences. I don't suppose all these laughers are dead, but a lot of them must be by this time."

Etymology

From boff + -ola.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: boff

Inflected Forms

boffolas (plural)

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

What does boffola mean?: A coarse or farcical gag; a joke provoking hearty laughter.
Where does boffola come from?: From boff + -ola.

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