Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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in the faculty lounge and the principal
caught them.

boffo[“bafo] 1. n. a box-office hit; a suc-
cessful play, musical, movie, etc. The
last one was a tremendous boffo, but we
only broke even. I need a boffo just once
in my life. 2. mod. successful; tremen-
dous. We had a boffo time at your rally.
Another boffo success for Wally! That
was really boffo!


bogardGo to bogart.


bogart and bogard[“bogart and “bogard]



  1. in. to monopolize a communal mari-
    juana cigarette; to hold a communal mar-
    ijuana cigarette so long—Bogart style—
    that one drools on it. (From Humphrey
    Bogart, the screen actor.) Come on,
    man. Don’t bogart on us! Stop bogard-
    ing and take a hit! 2. in. to stall. Stop
    bogarting. Let’s get this done! The
    lawyer for the other side is bogarding, and
    it will take weeks to get it settled. 3. in. to
    act in a tough manner like Humphrey
    Bogart. Look at him bogarting! Who
    needs tough guys? There’s nothing fun-
    nier than a wimp trying to bogard around.


bogue[bog] mod. bogus; fake. Keep your
bogue gold watch. I don’t want it! She
is so, like, bogue!


bogus[“bog@s] 1. mod. phony; false; un-
desirable. I can’t eat any more of this
bogus food. This class is really bogus. 2.
mod. great; excellent. Man, this place is
really bogus! Sam and Charlie had a
really bogus time at the jig.


bogus beef and bum beefn. a false com-
plaint or charge. (See also beef.) The
cops took them in on a bogus beef.


boheme[bo”him] n. <a (feminine) per-
sonal style consisting of no makeup, large
baggy clothing, long skirts, and comfort-
able shoes.> (Collegiate.) She looks so
good in boheme! Boheme is not you.


bohunk 1. n. a resident of or an immigrant
from an Eastern European country, such
as Poland, Hungary, etc. (A nickname.
Can be perceived as derogatory. Usually
objectionable.) The bohunks can really
cook up some fine food. 2. n. an oafish
person. (Usually refers to a male. Usually


objectionable.) Get outa here, you stu-
pid bohunk! 3. n. a term of endearment
for a close friend or child. Come here,
you little bohunk. Let me tuck in your
shirt. Okay, you bohunks, come to din-
ner now.
boiled 1. mod. angry. I am so boiled at
you! Now, don’t get boiled. It was only
a joke. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. 
How can you get so boiled on wine? The
two were boiled and not much use to us.
boiling (mad)mod. very mad. Mad, I’m
not mad. I’m just boiling. She is really
boiling mad.
boinktv. & in. to copulate [with] someone.
(Usually objectionable.) He said he
boinked her twice.
BO juicen. a deodorant; an underarm de-
odorant. (Collegiate. See also BO.) 
Who took my BO juice? I’ve got to go to
class. Help this man find his BO juice,
fast! He really needs it.
bokoo and boku[“bo”ku] mod. many. (A
play on French beaucoup.) I’ve got
bokoo things to do today. There are al-
ready boku people invited.
bokuGo to bokoo.
boldmod. great; outstanding. Bold move,
Charles. You outfoxed them. The movie
we saw last night was really bold.
bolognaGo to baloney.
boltin. to leave; to go away. (Not necessar-
ily fast.) Time to go, man. Let’s bolt. 
Time to bolt. Got to get home.
bolus[“bol@s] n. a physician. (From the
Latin name for a pill.) The bolus kept
trying to get me to lose weight. There is
a new bolus in town.
bomb 1. n. a bad performance or an in-
herently bad show. They tried as hard
as they could, but the thing was a bomb
from Act One on. The latest bomb on
Broadway, like all bombs, will only go off
once. This one finished to a chorus of boos
before the final curtain. 2. in. to fail. 
My first try bombed, but things got bet-
ter. It bombed the minute the first cur-
tain went up. 3. Go to bomb(shell).

bomb
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