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boffin
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boffin
(noun)
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boffin
/
ˈ
bɑːfən/
noun
plural
boffins
boffin
/
ˈ
bɑːfən/
noun
plural
boffins
Learner's definition of BOFFIN
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count
]
chiefly British, informal
:
a research scientist
Our
boffins
finally broke the enemy's code!
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