From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
boffins /bˈɒfɪnz/ Gehirnakrobaten <pl>, geistige Überflieger <pl> Synonym: eggheads
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
boffins /bˈɒfɪnz/ Narren <pl>, Freaks <pl>, Junkies <pl>, Spezialisten <pl> Synonyms: nerds, nurds, freaks, geeks, wonks
see: nerd, nurd, freak, boffin, geek, wonk, computer freak, computer nerd, computer geek, computer boffin, computer wonk, grammar nerd, grammar freak, grammar geek, grammar wonk, policy nerd, policy freak