To have a tendency to want or to be interested in mechanical things; to understand, and be able to work on things of a mechanical nature, or things with gears.
That boy over at AutoZone is a total gearhead, he loves to work on his car.
A person who is into all things motorized. This can be cars, motorcycles, machines, planes, or boats, but specifically relating to the engine and power delivery. Knowing how to weld and machinemetal are also traits of a gearhead.
Dude, she's such a gearhead. Go show her that old lathe and tools in your grandfather's garage and she'll be in heaven.
Person who in a MMO group will check teammates gear and then express his disgust for those who dont have equipped the best of the best regardless of current challenge level.
Person one:"OMG! Why u using that gear?! Get sumthin better! Heirlooms!"
Person two:"Chill Gearhead! Its normal Deadmines!"
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.