boff vs pat

boff

noun
  • A hit or smack. 

  • A great success; a hit. 

  • A pupil who works hard; a swot. 

  • A line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh. 

  • A big laugh. 

verb
  • to have sexual intercourse (with someone) 

  • To hit; to strike. 

pat

noun
  • A light tap or slap, especially with the hands 

  • A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung. 

  • The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep 

adj
  • Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken. 

  • Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality. 

adv
  • Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way. 

  • Perfectly. 

verb
  • To stroke or fondle (an animal). 

  • To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat 

  • To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing. 

  • To gently rain. 

How often have the words boff and pat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )