propeller head
<jargon> Used by hackers, this is synonym with computer geek. Non-hackers
sometimes use it to describe all techies. Probably 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).
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(1995-01-18)
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