"boofish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 boofish.ogg [Australia] Forms: more boofish [comparative], most boofish [superlative]
Etymology: boofhead + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boofhead|ish}} boofhead + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} boofish (comparative more boofish, superlative most boofish)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of daft Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Synonyms: daft [synonym, synonym-of]

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