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revhead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From rev + -head (“suffix indicating a fan or enthusiast”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, informal) One who takes part in, or enjoys watching motor racing.
   • Cars are a religion in Perth, which is still a city of revheads with a bigger membership of car clubs than anywhere else in the country, and Claremont was one of the world′s oldest speedway tracks. 2008, Janet Fife-Yeomans, Heath: A Family's Tale, page 14:
   • Adelaide′s Crime Stoppers phoneline was pumping: revheads and greenies alike were dobbing in yellow Ford Econovans blowing smoke on the road. 2010, John Kerr, Hit Men, page 193:
   • But your seventeen-year-old revhead son would be blown away if you commented on his rims (never call them alloy wheels). 2010, Karen Fischer, Healthy Family, Happy Family, page 40:

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Synonyms

petrolhead (participant in or spectator of car racing)