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minus-square@adam_ylinkEnglish4•2 months agoIt also sounds like a Dickensian surname for a smart person.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 months ago“Boffin” sounds like an insult, not something you’d call a smart person. Someone who’s easily baffled. Also reminds me of a Zappa song, “Broken Hearts are for Assholes”, in which he speaks of a Sir Richard Pumpaloaf, a demented bread boffer.
Neat, thanks for explaining!
It also sounds like a Dickensian surname for a smart person.
“Boffin” sounds like an insult, not something you’d call a smart person. Someone who’s easily baffled.
Also reminds me of a Zappa song, “Broken Hearts are for Assholes”, in which he speaks of a Sir Richard Pumpaloaf, a demented bread boffer.