brain-bucket

Skull safety gear

Brain-bucket is slang for a helmet, especially a motorcycle helmet or military helmet.

The term is mildly irreverent, acknowledging that the helmet's job is to protect the skull and its contents: Strap on your brain-bucket before you get on that bike.

slang

noggin

Informal word for cranium

  • domeRounded vault forming roof
  • skullHead's bone casing
  • melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit

noodle · bean · head · cranium · think-tank · upstairs

motorcycle

helmet

Protective head covering

  • riderOne who mounts transport
  • bikerOne who rides cycles
  • crashSudden violent impact

road · safety · gear · visor · full-face · open-face · padding · shell · impact · motocross

military

helmet

Protective head covering

soldier · infantry · ballistic · army · marine · deployment · flak · protection · headgear · camouflage

sports

helmet

Protective head covering

cycling · skateboard · BMX · snowboard · ski · padding · faceguard · chinstrap · mouthguard · concussion

Opposites
head protection status

brain-bucketbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

bare-headed · helmetless · no helmet · nothing · hatless

cognitive function vs. physical protection

brain-bucketthinking cap

Metaphorical concentration aid

dunce cap · mortarboard · graduation cap

safety attitude

brain-bucketdeath wish

Urge toward self-destruction

recklessness · organ donor · squid · road rash

Family

brain, brains, brained, braining, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brainless, bucket

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G