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boffola

noun bof·fo·la \bä-ˈfō-lə\

Definition of BOFFOLA

: boff

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Origin of BOFFOLA

irregular from boff

First Known Use: 1947

Related to BOFFOLA

Synonyms: belly laugh, boff (or boffo), laugh, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

Rhymes with BOFFOLA

Angola, canola, crapola, Ebola, granola, mandola, payola, plugola, scagliola, Tortola, Victrola, Vignola, viola

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