Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of boffo in a Sentence
a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics
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But there was a time in Hollywood, long ago, when campus unrest actually was considered boffo, greenlight-worthy material.
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
When will the exhibition business be truly boffo again?
—Diane Garrett, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2021
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
When will the exhibition business be truly boffo again?
—Diane Garrett, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2021
Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Boffo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boffo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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