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bobbleheaded

adj

Etymology

From bobblehead + -ed.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as bobblehead — “bobble + head”
  7. suffixed as bobbleheaded — “bobblehead + ed”

Definitions

  1. Having or resembling the shape of a bobblehead.

    • The game against the Blue Jays was rained out and rescheduled for September 9, when the Yankees again would hand out Matsui's bobbleheaded likeness.
    • "I'm ready!" Elliott sang, propping his bobbleheaded friend on the pillow beside him.
    • Spend time with computer coders and you'll hear schoolyard slang, see junior high fashions, and observe workspaces decorated with gel-filled ant farms, bobbleheaded dolls, and other kiddie knickknacks.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA