"boffin" meaning in Anglais

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "astroboffin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Origine inconnue.",
    "L'usage du mot se répand dans les années 1940, même si quelques attestations sporadiques existent plus tôt ^([1])."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boffins",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbɒ.fɪnz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Termes familiers en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "LindaStewart, Forget the God Particle, now science world is stuck on Belfast boffins’ super solvent, Belfast Telegraph, mars 2013",
          "text": "The 'super solvents' developed by boffins at Queen’s University have beaten 11 other ground-breaking British innovations to be named the discovery that will have the greatest impact in the coming century."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Savant, scientifique."
      ],
      "id": "fr-boffin-en-noun-1O0SMzv8",
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈbɒ.fɪn\\"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-boffin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/En-au-boffin.ogg/En-au-boffin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-boffin.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "boffin"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "astroboffin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Origine inconnue.",
    "L'usage du mot se répand dans les années 1940, même si quelques attestations sporadiques existent plus tôt ^([1])."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boffins",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbɒ.fɪnz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
        "Termes familiers en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "LindaStewart, Forget the God Particle, now science world is stuck on Belfast boffins’ super solvent, Belfast Telegraph, mars 2013",
          "text": "The 'super solvents' developed by boffins at Queen’s University have beaten 11 other ground-breaking British innovations to be named the discovery that will have the greatest impact in the coming century."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Savant, scientifique."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈbɒ.fɪn\\"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-boffin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/En-au-boffin.ogg/En-au-boffin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-boffin.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "boffin"
}