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bofexpr.

[bɔf]

meh — a verbal shrug for anything underwhelming

In a sentence

  1. — Tu as aimé le film ? — Bof, pas vraiment.Did you like the film? Meh, not really.
  2. Les critiques ont trouvé son dernier roman bof.Critics found his latest novel underwhelming.

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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What « bof » means, the register it belongs to (familier), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →

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