Australian slang for a surfer — someone who's obsessed with riding waves and keeps a block of surf wax permanently in their pocket. The term plays on the wax surfers apply to their boards for grip. A waxhead lives for the ocean, checks swell forecasts religiously, and will ditch any plan the moment the surf is pumping. It's affectionate rather than mocking, often used by surfers to describe themselves or their crew.
The whole waxhead crew was down at the beach before sunrise to catch the morning swell.
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(Australia, slang) A surfer .
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