propeller head n.
Used by hackers, this is syn. with
computer geek. Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all
techies. Prob. derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally
invented by old-time fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller beanies
as fannish insignia (though nobody actually wears them except as a
joke).
Used by hackers, this is syn. with
computer geek. Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all
techies. Prob. derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally
invented by old-time fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller beanies
as fannish insignia (though nobody actually wears them except as a
joke).
Related:
- propeller head: n. Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer
geek}.
Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies... - geek out: vi. To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a
non-hackish context,
for example at parties held near computer equipment... - computer geek n.
1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a
living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes... - computer geek: n. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes... - h: [from SF fandom] infix. A method of `marking' common words,
i.e., calling attention to the fact that they are being... - fan: n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang... - fan n.
Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out... - geek out vi.
To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in
a non-hackish context,
for example at parties held near computer equipment... - con n.
[from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention.
Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional...
