Definition of a boffin

boffin    

noun

• a scientist, engineer, or person employed in a technical field.
  • See more words with the same meaning: professions (list of).

  Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.

• an intelligent person.
  • See more words with the same meaning: intelligent, smart.

  Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.

notes

• May be shortened to "boff". (Note that in the US, "boff" has sexual connotations.)

  Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'intelligent, smart':
brainy	Definitions include: smart.
head	Definitions include: a person who has both street and book knowledge.
bright	Definitions include: intelligent.
know sh*t from Shinola	Definitions include: to be intelligent.
rep	Definitions include: to "represent".
slick	Definitions include: impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
whiz	Definitions include: a person with skill in a particular subject or trade.
street smarts	Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets.
Einstein	Definitions include: a smart person.
smarty	Definitions include: a smart person.
brain	Definitions include: to hit someone in the head quite hard.
sharp as a tack	Definitions include: very smart.
brains	Definitions include: fellatio.
book smarts	Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying.
smart cookie	Definitions include: an intelligent person.
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postie	Definitions include: a mailman.
mountie	Definitions include: Short for Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
clock	Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.)
deal	Definitions include: to sell illegal drugs.
uni	Definitions include: university.
on d3ck	Definitions include: "on deck" expressed with leet speak.
GFE	Definitions include: acronym for "girlfriend experience."
Johnny Law	Definitions include: a cop.
fluffer	Definitions include: a person on the crew of a pornographic film whose job is to make the leading male erect, when required.
UC	Definitions include: an "undercover" police officer.
pork	Definitions include: police.
feds, the	Definitions include: See fed.
sleuth	Definitions include: a detective.
mad hatter	Definitions include: someone who sells drugs and other illegal substances.
number cruncher	Definitions include: a person whose job involves crunching numbers (that is, doing math.)
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Other terms relating to 'boff':
boff	Definitions include: to have sex.
frank boff	Definitions include: to leave, 'to do the off', depart.

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