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waxhead, n. slang (chiefly Austral.).
Brit. |ˈwakshɛd|, U.S. |ˈwæksˌhɛd|, Austral. |ˈwækshɛd|
[‹ wax n.1 + head n.1, with reference to the wax applied to surfboards to make the upper surface less slippery.]
A surfer; a surfing enthusiast. Cf. surfie n.
1987K. Lette Girls' Night Out 13 Your last boyfriend, a conehead computer freak, broke it off 'cause he reckoned you were an illiterate waxhead. 1996Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 30 June (Entertainment section) 4 There is enough surfing footage to keep the waxheads happy. 2004M. Ricketson Writing Feature Stories 74 The editors of Practical Parenting magazine would be unmoved by a proposed story about a hot new surfing talent—unless the waxhead was, say, a single mum (or dad). |