Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rivethead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: riv-et-head
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aficionado of industrial music.

Slang

noun

An automotive assembly line worker.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[…] self-described rivethead Ebony Joseph […]"
"Much to the shock of my rivethead friends, I plan to make the first stop on my pilgrimage in Athens, Georgia, of all places. Athens, home of REM, Pylon, and enough paisley shirts and pegged pants to fill every overpriced thrift store in Georgia […]"
"The "rivet" in the rivethead title comes from the metal bolts of the same name, which are used in the industrial construction of architecture."

Etymology

From rivet + -head, from the use of rivets in industrial manufacture.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rivet

Usage

Slang
Dated

Inflected Forms

rivetheads (plural)

Questions

What does rivethead mean?: An aficionado of industrial music.
Where does rivethead come from?: From rivet + -head, from the use of rivets in industrial manufacture.

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