"head-hop" meaning in All languages combined

See head-hop on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: head-hops [present, singular, third-person], head-hopping [participle, present], head-hopped [participle, past], head-hopped [past]
Etymology: From head + hop. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|hop}} head + hop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} head-hop (third-person singular simple present head-hops, present participle head-hopping, simple past and past participle head-hopped)
  1. (intransitive, informal) In writing fiction, to switch suddenly from one character's perspective to another's, disrupting the flow of the story. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-head-hop-en-verb-jKPnsYU- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive, informal) In writing fiction, to switch suddenly from one character's perspective to another's, disrupting the flow of the story."
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