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boffin

bof·fin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bof-in]
    • /ˈbɒf ɪn/
    • /ˈbɒf.ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bof-in]
    • /ˈbɒf ɪn/

Definitions of boffin word

  • countable noun boffin A boffin is a scientist, especially one who is doing research. 3
  • countable noun boffin Very clever people are sometimes called boffins. 3
  • noun boffin a scientist, esp one carrying out military research 3
  • noun boffin a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field 3
  • noun boffin someone who is considered to be very clever, often to the exclusion of all non-academic interests 3
  • noun boffin a research scientist 3

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Origin of boffin

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Boffin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boffin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

boffin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boffin

noun boffin

  • egghead — an intellectual.
  • mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
  • whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
  • wizard — a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.

Top questions with boffin

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