propeller-headedadj.
/prəˈpɛləhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /prəˈpɛlərˌ(h)ɛdəd/ slang (originally U.S., frequently mildly derogatory).
Of a person: dedicated to an unfashionable or highly technical subject, frequently to the perceived exclusion of normal social interaction; nerdy. Cf. propeller-head n.
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society > occupation and work > worker > enthusiast for technology > [adjective]
techno-freakish1973
propeller-headed1987
techy2004
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > boring or socially inept person
sad1934
anoraked1960
dorky1970
dorked-out1974
propeller-headed1987
anoraky1988
anorakish1992
1987 Digital Rev. 9 Nov. 118 Vectorized VAX may remain in the realm of vaporware for quite some time to come. So drawled my propellor-headed pal.
1995 Independent 5 Aug. (Mag.) 5/1 Contrary to my memories of sixth-form breaktime, bridge is apparently not a hopelessly anal card game..played by propellor-headed losers.
2002 Press (Canterbury, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 25 June 8 Our graduates are not the propeller-headed loners with few social and communication skills, spending all their time in front of a computer screen writing code.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1987