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bobblehead

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From bobble + head. Sense 3 derives from a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India.

noun bobbleheads · bobble head

  1. A collectible doll with a bobbing head.
  2. derogatory, figuratively A thoughtless person. Muzzling Kelly also elevates a semi-professional obscurantist to the status of free speech martyr, and that invites a cacophonous pile-on from the rightwing bobble heads who screech about the left’s obsession with identity politics while shovelling identity politics at their audiences.
  3. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncommon An Indian.

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noun doll with a bobbing head

DeutschWackelkopffigur, Wackeldackel

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"bobblehead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bobblehead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bobblehead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bobblehead

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"bobblehead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bobblehead.

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@misc{bobblehead_2026,
  title = {bobblehead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bobblehead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}