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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈmoʊtɚˌhɛd/

名詞

motorhead (plural motorheads)

1. (US, Canada, slang) A car, truck, or motorcycle enthusiast.
   • 1986, John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Motion Picture), spoken by Grace Wheelberg (Edie McClurg):

     The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

   • 2023 December 13, “SoCal Car Guru Motorhead Mama Shares Sage Advice for Potential EV Buyers”, in Golden State‎:

     Amelia may soon return to her roots in TV production as she completes an exciting pilot about car culture, a nice integration of vocation and avocation for this particular motorhead.

2. (UK, slang) A heavy user of amphetamines.

同意語

• (car enthusiast): gearhead (American English)
• (car enthusiast): petrolhead (British English)
• (car enthusiast): revhead (Australian English)
• (amphetamine addict): speed freak

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