Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astro-boffin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: as-tro-bof-fin
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Australian usage; British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"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..."

Etymology

From astro- + boffin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: astro

Usage

Inflected Forms

astro-boffins (plural)

Questions

What does astro-boffin mean?: An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy.
Where does astro-boffin come from?: From astro- + boffin.

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