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sled heads

sled heads is the plural of sled head.

Meaning of sled head

Noun

sled head (plural sled heads)

  1. (slang) A concussion or subconcussive injury caused by tobogganing, including luging, skeleton, bobsledding, tubing; that stereotypically leaves the victim woozy or muddle-headed.
    • “They would say, ‘I got a real sled head today,’” Morris said. Then they would go take another run, and several more the next day. “You get sucked into thinking it’s not a big deal.”2020 July 26, Matthew Futterman, “Sledhead”, in New York Times

Questions about sled heads

What is sled heads the plural of?
Sled heads is the plural of sled head.

Words near sled heads in the dictionary

  1. sleck
  2. sled
  3. sled dog
  4. sled dogs
  5. sled head
  6. sled heads
  7. sled hockey
  8. sled-dog
  9. sled-dogs
  10. sled-head
  11. sled-heads

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