revhead

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

revhead (plural revheads)

1. (Australia, informal) One who takes part in, or enjoys watching motor racing.
   • 2008, Janet Fife-Yeomans, Heath: A Family's Tale, page 14:

     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.

   • 2010, Karen Fischer, Healthy Family, Happy Family, page 40:

     But your seventeen-year-old revhead son would be blown away if you commented on his rims (never call them alloy wheels).

   • 2010, John Kerr, Hit Men, page 193:

     Adelaide′s Crime Stoppers phoneline was pumping: revheads and greenies alike were dobbing in yellow Ford Econovans blowing smoke on the road.

Synonyms

• (participant in or spectator of car racing): petrolhead

Anagrams

• havered