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- 1. a person engaged in scientific or technical research: informal British "the boffins at the Telecommunications Research Establishment"
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Boffin is an informal word that is more common in the U.K. than in the U.S. It is a relative newcomer to the English language, only appearing toward the end of World War II. Despite its youth, however, the origins of "boffin" are a mystery to us.
BOFFIN definition: 1. a scientist who is considered to know a lot about science and not to be interested in other…. Learn more.
Possibly ill-favoured in appearance, possibly artistic. In 1894 Augustine Birrell invented a fictional character – Rev. Boffin B.A. – to epitomize those who bothered fellow Liberal politician Sir Frank Lockwood with seeming trifles.
A boffin is a scientist, especially one who is doing research. The boffins of Imperial College in London think they may have found a solution. Very clever people are sometimes called boffins. A computer boffin is set to make £5million from his revolutionary photo technology.
a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field. a Treasury boffin. informal. someone who is considered to be very clever, often to the exclusion of all non-academic interests.
a scientist who is considered to know a lot about science and not to be interested in other things: a technical / computer boffin. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experts and specialists. a mine of information idiom. academician. artist. authority.
[count] chiefly British, informal. : a research scientist. Our boffins finally broke the enemy's code! BOFFIN meaning: a research scientist.
Define boffin. boffin synonyms, boffin pronunciation, boffin translation, English dictionary definition of boffin. n. Chiefly British Slang A scientist, especially one engaged in research. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English boffin bof‧fin / ˈbɒfɪn $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable] British English informal 1 BO H a scientist 2 INTELLIGENT someone who is very clever He was always a bit of a boffin, even at school.
A boffin is British slang for a scientist, engineer, or other person engaged in technical or scientific work. The original World War II conception of war-winning researchers means that the character tends to have more positive connotations than related characterisations like egghead, nerd, or geek.
