"bobblehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bobbleheads [plural]
Etymology: From 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: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 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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