brain buckets
Slang for helmets
Brain buckets is slang for helmets—motorcycle helmets especially, but also those worn for cycling, skiing, or military use.
The term is affectionately dismissive, acknowledging protection while downplaying its importance: I never ride without my brain bucket.
Sometimes used sarcastically by those who find helmet laws intrusive.
- visorEye-shading brim
- nogginInformal word for cranium
- headgearCoverings for the skull
- full faceView from directly ahead
- open faceSandwich without top bread
helmet · shell · cranium · riders · skulls · foam · buckle · lid · polycarbonate · chinstrap · risks · crack · road rash · vent · head trauma · safety · safety first · concussion
brain bucketsnothing
Not any thing
bareheaded · no helmet · baseball caps · beanies · bandanas
brain bucketsrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
death wish · throwing caution to the wind · living dangerously
brain, bucket, brains, buckets, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brainless, brainstorm