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Originally Posted by Lindsfan
From a radio interview ( Rockline ) in 2007... asked if he collected guitars, he said "...I'm not a boffin in that way..."  I'd never heard the term, but, I looked it up, and it's British slang for a scientist or nerdy/geeky type. So, he doesn't have a guitar "collection"- just guitars necessary for his work! |
It took me a while to get used to the word "boffin" - it's never really used in Australia, so when I'd occasionally hear it from Top Gear I thought it was kinda derogatory (I'm a physics student) - of course I now realise it's not!
