Words & TermsSport and recreation
waxhead
A keen surfer.
In a sentence
The old waxhead still checked the swell before breakfast.
Where it came from
From surfboard wax plus -head, marking a person closely associated with surfing. An informal name for a keen surfer, recorded by the ANDC among established sporting words.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Australian surf culture
- Use today
- Current niche surfing slang