bobblehead
bobblehead noun: a collectible doll with a bobbing head.
Noun
bobblehead (plural bobbleheads)
- A collectible doll with a bobbing head.
- A thoughtless person.
- 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.2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian
- Will Trump and his G.O.P. bobbleheads ever wake up to that? Maybe — when it’s too late.2025 February 25, Thomas L. Friedman, “The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Putin Drama”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- An Indian.
bobblehead meaning in Tamil
bobblehead in Tamil
- தலையாட்டிப் பொம்மை
Forms of bobblehead
| plural | bobbleheads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bobble head |
Origin of bobblehead
From bobble + head. Sense 3 derives from a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India.
Words formed from bobblehead
Questions about bobblehead
- What does bobblehead mean?
- Bobblehead means a collectible doll with a bobbing head.
- What is bobblehead in Tamil?
- Bobblehead in Tamil is தலையாட்டிப் பொம்மை. See Bobblehead meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bobblehead?
- Bobblehead is a noun.
- What is the plural of bobblehead?
- The plural of bobblehead is bobbleheads.
Words near bobblehead in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bobblehead (page history and authors); bobblehead (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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