motorhead
nounUK /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/ · US /ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/
Etymology From motor + -head.
- The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.1986, John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Motion Picture), spoken by Grace Wheelberg (Edie McClurg):
- Amelia may soon return to her roots in TV production as she completes an exciting pilot about car culture, a nice integration of vocation and avocation for this particular motorhead.2023 December 13, “SoCal Car Guru Motorhead Mama Shares Sage Advice for Potential EV Buyers”, in Golden State:
- Synonyms
- gearhead, petrolhead, revhead, speed freak
- Related terms
- motordom, motormania