bof

See also: BOF, bôf, and bøf

Dutch edit

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bof

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔf/
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Hyphenation: bof
Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch boffe (“strike, blow; cheek”).

Noun edit

bof m (plural boffen, diminutive bofje n)

(uncountable) mumps (contagious disease)
(countable) luck, fortune

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bof

inflection of boffen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

French edit

FWOTD – 8 November 2014

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔf/
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Interjection edit

bof

so what, never mind, whatever, meh
Cette fille est mignonne, hein ? — Bof !
That girl's cute, eh? — Meh, she's OK.

Usage notes edit

"Bof" is a multi-use word, akin to “meh” in English. It is commonly used before the French phrase "je ne sais pas", meaning "I don't know". For example:

Qu'est-ce que tu veux boire ? (What do you want to drink?)
Bof... Je ne sais pas. (Hmpf... I don’t know.)

References edit

"Équipe 1"-1999 Oxford University Press