機き械かい馬ば鹿か

noun

mechanical geek; person obsessed with machines but clumsy otherwise

A mildly derogatory or teasing term for someone who is brilliant with machines but socially awkward or inept in other areas. Often used for engineers or mechanics who are single-minded about their craft.

• 彼かれは機き械かい馬ば鹿かで、休きゅう日じつはずっとガレージでバイクをいじっている。

  He's a mechanical geek; he spends all his holidays tinkering with his motorcycle in the garage.

• うちの父ちちは機き械かい馬ば鹿かだから、家か電でんが壊こわれてもすぐ直なおしてくれるけど、料りょう理りはまったくできない。