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boffin
bof·fin [ bóffin ] (plural bof·fins)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. scientific expert: a scientific expert, especially one involved in research, who is regarded as being unconventional or absent-minded ( informal )

[Mid-20th century. Origin ?]
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