Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boffin (2nd nomination)
We have separate articles for nerd, geek, egghead and anorak (slang) which are all quite similar and so it seems that this class of words is among those allowed for by : "''In some cases, a word or phrase itself may be an encyclopedic subject''".  As examples of sources which discuss this type in detail see ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y87qYiZcnocC&pg=PA55 Typical Men: The Representation of Masculinity in Popular British Cinema''; ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_BeTDR_Sp28C&pg=PT145 Churchill's War Lab: Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators''; ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XXQqCAWcZ8cC&pg=PA115 Movers And Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our Age''.  These approach the topic in various ways: cinematic stereotypes; wartime history; influential words, and so demonstrate a depth of coverage which satisfies 
— User:Colonel, 18:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NAD||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary)