■ 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.
■ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004