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boffin

Noun

bof=fin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

boffin(n = noun.person) Array - (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research; Array

boffin, n.

a scientist or technician, especially one engaged in military research. [WordNet 1.5]

boffin, n. esp. Brit. colloq. a person engaged in scientific (esp. military) research.

Etymology

20th c.: orig. unkn.

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