rivethead

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noun

An aficionado of industrial music.

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Meanings

nounrivethead (plural rivetheads)

plural rivetheads

  1. slangAn aficionado of industrial music.

    […] self-described rivethead Ebony Joseph […]

    2004, Nancy Kilpatrick, The Goth Bible
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    Much to the shock of my rivethead friends, I plan to make the first stop on my pilgrimage in Athens, Georgia, of all places. Athens, home of REM, Pylon, and enough paisley shirts and pegged pants to fill every overpriced thrift store in Georgia […]

    2005, Anne Thomas Soffee, Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City

    The "rivet" in the rivethead title comes from the metal bolts of the same name, which are used in the industrial construction of architecture.

    2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture
  2. datedAn automotive assembly line worker.

Origin

From rivet + -head, from the use of rivets in industrial manufacture.

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APA

rivethead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivethead

MLA

“rivethead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivethead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rivethead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivethead.

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