roadgeek

English

Etymology

road +‎ geek

Noun

roadgeek (plural roadgeeks)

  1. (informal) A person who is fascinated by roads.
    • 2004 August 16, Kevin Flynn, “Drivers Urged To Forgo Car Once A Week”, in Rocky Mountain News:
      Sign goofs. They happen when road signs don't read the way they're supposed to read. Spotting sign goofs is a roadgeek's pastime.
    • 2007, Peter Swirski, All Roads Lead to the American City, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, pages 90–91:
      From "Route 66" to "Goin' Down the Road" to the current Internet roadgeeks, cultural fads have attributed a transcending value to the humble road.
    • 2011, Ken Jennings, Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks, Scribner, →ISBN, pages 169–170:
      Maybe roadgeeks can find something to fascinate them on just about any highway in America, but they also have their own special landmarks and pilgrimages.
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