Definition
A big laugh or a comedic line that gets a great audience reaction, especially in vaudeville and comedy.
Etymology
From 'boff' plus the Italian suffix -ola (diminutive), influenced by theatrical slang. Popular in early 20th century American comedy and vaudeville circles.
Kelly Says
This word is pure vaudeville history—comedians would compete for boffolas and producers would count them like currency, measuring a performer's success by how many big laughs they could get per show.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
ARالعربية
بوفولا
bo-fo-la
CACatalà
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
CSČeština
boffola
bo-ffo-la
DADansk
boffola
bo-ffo-la
DEDeutsch
boffola
bo-ffo-la
ELΕλληνικά
μποφφολά
mo-ffo-la
ESEspañol
boffola
bo-ffo-la
FISuomi
boffola
bo-ffo-la
FRFrançais
boffola
bo-fo-la
GUGU
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
HAHA
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
HUMagyar
boffola
bo-ffo-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
boffola
bo-ffo-la
IGIG
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
ITItaliano
boffola
bo-ffo-la
KKKK
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-ya
KMKM
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
MRMR
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
boffola
bo-ffo-la
MYမြန်မာ
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
NLNederlands
boffola
bo-ffo-la
NONorsk
boffola
bo-ffo-la
PAPA
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-ya
PLPolski
boffola
bo-ffo-la
PTPortuguês
boffola
bo-ffo-la
RORomână
boffola
bo-ffo-la
RUРусский
боффола
bo-ffo-la
SVSvenska
boffola
bo-ffo-la
SWKiswahili
boffola
bo-ffo-la
TRTürkçe
boffola
bo-ffo-la
UKУкраїнська
бофола
bo-fo-la
VITiếng Việt
boffola
bo-ffo-la
YOYO
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a
ZUZU
boerhavia
bo-er-ha-vi-a