boffin
(noun) (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
Source: WordNet® 3.1
boffin (plural boffins)
(Australia, Britain, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]
Synonym: backroom boy
(Australia, Britain, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person.
Synonyms: brain, brainiac, egghead, Thesaurus:intelligent person
Source: Wiktionary
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
