home/glossary/Boffin

Boffin

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Boffins
possessive
Boffin's
pluralpossessive
Boffins'