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bof

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[bɔf] BOF

meh — a verbal shrug for anything underwhelming

— Tu as aimé le film ? — Bof, pas vraiment.Did you like the film? Meh, not really.
Les critiques ont trouvé son dernier roman bof.Critics found his latest novel underwhelming.
Related words
  • mouais — unconvinced ‘yeah’
  • moyen — so-so, average
  • sans plus — nothing special

Delivered with a slight pout and an optional shrug, ‘bof’ is French indifference distilled — the classic answer to everything from film reviews to ‘how was school?’

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