Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bobblehead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: bob-ble-head
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collectible doll with a bobbing head.

noun

A thoughtless person.

Derogatory

noun

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"Muzzling Kelly also elevates a semi-professional obscurantist to the status of free speech martyr, and that invites a cacophonous pile-on from the rightwing bobble heads who screech about the left’s obsession with identity politics while shovelling identity politics at their audiences."
"Will Trump and his G.O.P. bobbleheads ever wake up to that? Maybe — when it’s too late."

Etymology

From bobble + head. Sense 3 derives from a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bobbleheads (plural) bobble head (alternative)

Derived Forms

bobbleheaded

Phrases

bobble-head doll syndrome

Questions

What does bobblehead mean?: A collectible doll with a bobbing head.
Where does bobblehead come from?: From bobble + head. Sense 3 derives from a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India.

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