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boffiny

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Like a boffin; nerdy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • 2022, Simon Williams, Pandamonium!: How (Not) to Run a Record Label [...] but at some key point in my so-called decade-long tenure there was a key piece of research that the boffiny NME publishing bigwiggoes indulged in.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From boffin + -y.