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dole head

dole head is the alternative spelling of dolehead.

Meaning of dolehead

Noun

dolehead (plural doleheads)

  1. (Ireland, slang) An unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
    • Paddy was a dolehead who was too lazy to ever work a day in his life.

Forms of dole head

pluraldole heads

Questions about dole head

What is dole head the alternative spelling of?
Dole head is the alternative spelling of dolehead.

Words near dole head in the dictionary

  1. dole bludgers
  2. dole bread
  3. dole breads
  4. Dole effect
  5. Dole effects
  6. dole head
  7. dole heads
  8. dole meadow
  9. dole meadows
  10. dole merchant
  11. dole merchants

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