"snapperhead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-snapperhead.ogg [Australia] Forms: snapperheads [plural]
Etymology: snapper + head, possibly a reference to the appearance of snapper's heads frequently used as bait. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snapper|head}} snapper + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} snapperhead (plural snapperheads)
  1. (slang) a dumbbell; a knucklehead. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-snapperhead-en-noun-6DrRkvXv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1867, Australian capers: or, Christopher Cockle's colonial experience, John Richard Howlding, page 377",
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          "ref": "2002, Destiny of the Soul, Heywood Steele, page 198",
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          "ref": "2005, Seth King, Triangles, page 456",
          "text": "\"'Get off of me, snapperhead!' grunted Rhett.\"",
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