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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
propeller-head

▶noun informal a person obsessed with computers or technology.

– origin 1980s: prob. with ref. to a beanie hat with a propeller on top, popularized by science-fiction enthusiasts.

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