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brain bucket noun a safety helmet US, 1955 Coined in the US Air Force, adapted to drag racing and then to a variety of sports.- For a fellow down to his last fuel, it’s “bingo.” If he “clanks,” he’s nervous and if he “augers in” he crashed. Preferably he ought to have his crash helment, or “brain bucket” on. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 10 (II), 2 June 1957
- — Current Slang, p. 1, Winter 1966
- — Complete CB Slang Dictionary, 1976
- — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 152, 1981
- Brainbucket, skid lid, melon gear, crash hat. It doesn’t matter what you call it, just as long as you have one–a helmet for hitting the slopes, trails, skating rinks and half-pipes. — Times Union (Albany, New York), p. D1, 23 December 2003
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