"shockhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shockheads [plural]
Etymology: From shock + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shock|head}} shock + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} shockhead (plural shockheads)
  1. A head of long, unkempt, rough hair.
    Sense id: en-shockhead-en-noun-3GNopr1t
  2. A person having hair of this kind.
    Sense id: en-shockhead-en-noun-tWcDlMBC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shock-head

Inflected forms

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