(UK, Australia, informal) An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy.
(UK, Australia, informal) An expert in a field relating to the stars, especially astronomy.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
(slang) A person with an obsessive interest in astronomy.
(British, informal) The characteristic behaviour of boffins; nerdy scientific thinking.
(chiefly, US, slang) Outstanding; very good or successful.