Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: hes-h-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.

Slang

Example Sentences

"That guy has long hair, rides a motorcycle, and wears t-shirts of his favorite heavy metal bands with a leather jacket to his college classes. He is a hesher."
"You remember the heshers. Those guys who hung out in the back corner of the high-school parking lot, listening to the Scorps on the stereo in their souped-up Chevy Nova with the mag wheels and dual overhead cams."
"To be a hesher, you blared the more rebellious Heavy Metal music of the day (AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept), drove a muddy pick-up truck to school every day, and wore a blue jean jacket and shit-kicker boots everywhere."

Etymology

Derived from Hessian: so called due to long hair and warlike personality akin to that of the Hessian mercenaries.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

heshers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

metalhead

Questions

What does hesher mean?: A diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.
Where does hesher come from?: Derived from Hessian: so called due to long hair and warlike personality akin to that of the Hessian mercenaries.

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