metalhead

[met-l-hed]

noun

1. Slang.,  a fan of heavy metal music; headbanger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metalhead¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

He’s a really cool guy and a total metalhead.

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It was just six weeks ago when legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne performed in front of thousands of adoring metalheads for the final time in his home city of Birmingham.

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Sleep Token, “Caramel” “Bohemian Rhapsody” for metalheads into “Black Mirror.”

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And I have, from the grocery store clerks in Park City to my aunt to my metalhead pal — and now I’m tipping you off, too.

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Nicko McBrain bid farewell over the weekend to the last crowd of metalheads he will ever perform for as a touring member of Iron Maiden.

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