Glowboy
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A (male) nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation. slang
"In nuclear plants, robots toil for hours at a time in highly radioactive areas in place of hundreds of employees, called jumpers or glowboys, who worked in short relays so as to minimize their exposure."
Example
More examples"In nuclear plants, robots toil for hours at a time in highly radioactive areas in place of hundreds of employees, called jumpers or glowboys, who worked in short relays so as to minimize their exposure."
Etymology
From glow + boy or possibly blend of glow + cowboy.
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