boffinPronunciation: /ˈbɒfɪn/Translate boffin | into Italian Definition of boffin noun British informal a person engaged in scientific or technical research:the boffins at the Telecommunications Research Establishment a person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex or arcane:a computer boffinDerivatives boffiny adjective Origin: Second World War: of unknown originboffin in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of boffin in the US English dictionary