Boffin (disambiguation)
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Boffin
is a British slang term for a scientist. It may also refer to:
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Boffin
In the slang of the United Kingdom, boffins are scientists, medical doctors, engineers, and other people engaged in technical or scientific research.-Origin:...
is a British slang term for a scientist. It may also refer to:
- Boffin (computer game)Boffin (computer game)Boffin is a platform game released in 1985 by Addictive Games for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro. It was written by 17 year old Paul Julian O'Malley, who at the time was a resident of Romsey, Hampshire, UK...
, computer platform game for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro systems - Boffin (hobbit family), fictional hobbit family in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Boffin, nickname given by the Royal Navy during World War II to the Mark VMark V-In military and weaponry:* BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun ; British gun that was a defining feature of the super-dreadnought Orion-class battleships* QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun ; British naval gun used for coastal defense and anti-aircraft...
mountings for the Oerlikon 20 mm cannons up-gunned with the Bofors 40 mm gun - Boffin, variant spelling of the Welsh family name BaughanBaughanBaughan was a British cyclecar and motorcycle manufacturer in business from 1920 until 1936. From 1920 until 1921 they were based in Harrow, Middlesex, then moving to Stroud, Gloucestershire. After motorcycle production finished the company continued in general engineering and plastics.Henry...
People:
- Danny BoffinDanny BoffinDaniel "Danny" Edouward Boffin is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a left winger.During his professional career, which spanned nearly two decades, he played for four clubs in his country - most notably Anderlecht - and one in France, appearing in nearly 600 official games as a...
, Belgian former football player - Ruud BoffinRuud BoffinRuud Boffin is a Belgian professional footballer currently playing for West Ham United as a goalkeeper in the Football League Championship-Career:...
, Belgian goalkeeper, currently playing for West Ham United