noun General Slang

Skid lid

· noun · construction

A hard hat — or a motorcycle helmet, take your pick.

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A hard hat on a construction site, or a helmet on a bike. Rhyming nickname for the lid that keeps your head from skidding across asphalt or stopping a falling bolt. Used across trades and biker culture interchangeably.

“Put your skid lid on before you step past that line, OSHA's walking the site today.”
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Skid lid In A Sentence

Put your skid lid on before you step past that line, OSHA's walking the site today.

Origin & Usage

Mid-20th-century rhyming slang, originally British motorcyclist jargon for a crash helmet; crossed into construction site usage.

Tags #construction#safety#ppe#slang

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