propeller head
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(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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