boffin vs vernacular

boffin and vernacular both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boffin	Yes	No	No	No
vernacular	Yes	Yes	No	No

boffin (noun)	vernacular (noun)
(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research	the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

boffin (adjective)	vernacular (adjective)
	being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language