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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, Australia, informal) An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy..
Perhaps while confirming the diminution of Pluto's status, the astro-boffins might like to consider a name change for the U-planet.
Space travel turns into a journey to hell. 'I created the Event Horizon to reach the stars!' burbles Sam Neill's astro-boffin. 'But she's gone much further than that - to a dimension of pure chaos, pure evil!'
'The birth of new galaxies' - I'll produce unlimited copy, that'll leave the entire astro-boffin community scratching their heads in disbelief as they're forced to re-evaluate the whole time/space continuum...
Use astro-boffin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Astro-boffin means (UK, Australia, informal) An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy..
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Perhaps while confirming the diminution of Pluto's status, the astro-boffins might like to consider a name change for the U-planet.
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