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... because nobody else uses "boffins" as a positive word anymore.
by fxtentacle 1y ago
... because nobody else uses "boffins" as a positive word anymore.
- SirFatty 1y agoBecause no one else uses "boffins" in tech headline. e.g. "UK gov asks university boffins to pinpoint cyber growth areas where it should splash cash"
- JdeBP 1y agoOn the contrary, there are uses of "boffins" for "tech" articles in U.K. tabloids such as The Sun, The Daily Star, and The Daily Mirror within the past 3 days alone. It looks like the request from 2023 fell on deaf ears. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44318264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44318264
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- OJFord 1y agoWhere are you from? In the UK I'd say it's uncommon but positive. The abbreviation 'boff' is mildly perjorative, but I haven't heard that since school (i.e. 'grade school'), I suppose since at some point around puberty it stops being insulting to say someone's clever.
- tempodox 1y agoYou may have had unsuccessful support for your thesis here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44318264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44318264