Dutch

Noun

bof m ‎(uncountable)

1. mumps (contagious disease)

Verb

bof

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔf/

Interjection

bof

1. so what, never mind, whatever, meh

   Cette fille est mignonne, hein ? — Bof ! (That girl's cute, eh? — Meh, she's OK.)

   • 2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:

     The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months. […] "The prince lost his day's pocket change? Bof!" wrote "Nico" in the newspaper Le Monde, using a French expression loosely translated as "big deal."

Usage notes

"Bof" is commonly used after or before the French phrase "je ne sais pas", meaning "I don't know". For example:

• Qu'est-ce que tu veux boire ? (What would you like to drink?)
• Bof ... Je ne sais pas. (Hmpf...I'm not sure.)

References

• "Équipe 1"-1999 Oxford University Press

Lojban

Rafsi

bof

1. rafsi of boxfo.