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Meaning of astro-boffin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy.

Australia, UK, informal

Examples

“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...”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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