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boffinism

boffinism noun: synonym of boffinry.

Noun

boffinism (uncountable)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of boffinry.
    Synonyms:
    boffinry

Synonyms of boffinism

Origin of boffinism

From boffin + -ism.

Questions about boffinism

What does boffinism mean?
Boffinism means synonym of boffinry.
What part of speech is boffinism?
Boffinism is a noun.

Words near boffinism in the dictionary

  1. BOFFFFs
  2. boffin
  3. boffinery
  4. boffing
  5. boffinish
  6. boffinism
  7. boffinry
  8. boffins
  9. boffiny
  10. boffo
  11. boffola

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