"bobblehead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bobbleheads [plural]
Etymology: bobble + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bobble|head}} bobble + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} bobblehead (plural bobbleheads)
  1. A collectible doll with a bobbing head. Categories (topical): Toys Translations (doll with a bobbing head): Wackelkopffigur [feminine] (German), Wackeldackel [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bobblehead-en-noun-wJbSRTuj Disambiguation of Toys: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'doll with a bobbing head': 100 0
  2. (figurative) A thoughtless person. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bobblehead-en-noun-Dfmp2BPt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobble-head doll syndrome

Inflected forms

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