Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 16:34:56 -0500

From: Bob Haas rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU

Subject: Re: -head



I believe a gearhead is a person who's into fixing engines, cars, hot

rodding, etc. One doesn't hear it much anymore.



Bob



On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Winfield, Laurie wrote:



I heard someone describe someone else as a gearhead, in 1980-81 in Chicago.

No idea as to meaning.

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From: American Dialect Society

To: Multiple recipients of list ADS

Subject: -head

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 1995 2:46PM



I'm interested in compiling a set of terms using -head as the second element

of a compound, e.g dickhead, egghead, pothead, acidhead, and here in the

upper midwest, cheesehead. I'm interested in both the terms and the

earliest

you've heard it used and where you've heard it.

You can send them to the list, or to me at

humpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]minna.acc.iit.edu

Thanks in advance,

Greg Pulliam

Chicago