Usually means: Experts, often in scientific fields.
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  1. boffins: Merriam-Webster
  2. boffins: Collins English Dictionary
  3. boffins: Vocabulary.com
  4. Boffin's, Boffins, boffins: Wordnik
  5. boffins: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. boffins: Wiktionary
  7. Boffins: Dictionary.com
  8. Boffins (TV series): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. boffins: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See boffin as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (boffin)

noun:  (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
noun:  (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.
noun:  (loosely) an intellectual; a smart person.
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