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Meaning of "slaphead" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLAPHEAD

From slap + head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLAPHEAD

slaphead  [ˈslæpˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAPHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slaphead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLAPHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

slaphead

Hair loss

Hair loss or baldness is a loss of hair from the head or body. Baldness can refer to general hair loss or male pattern baldness specifically. Some types of baldness can be caused by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder. The extreme forms of alopecia areata are alopecia totalis, which involves the loss of all head hair, and alopecia universalis, which involves the loss of all hair from the head and the body. Baldness and hypotrichosis can have many causes, including fungal infection, traumatic damage, such as by compulsive pulling, as a result of radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and as a result of nutritional deficiencies such as iron, and as a result of autoimmune phenomena, including alopecia areata and hair loss associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Definition of slaphead in the English dictionary

The definition of slaphead in the dictionary is a bald person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLAPHEAD


arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
crisphead
ˈkrɪspˌhɛd
cuphead
ˈkʌpˌhɛd
forkhead
ˈfɔːkˌhɛd
Gateshead
ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd
hammerhead
ˈhæməˌhɛd
Holyhead
ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd
hophead
ˈhɒpˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
maidenhead
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
mophead
ˈmɒpˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
saphead
ˈsæpˌhɛd
sheephead
ˈʃiːpˌhɛd
skinhead
ˈskɪnˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLAPHEAD

slap
slap and tickle
slap bass
slap down
slap on the back
slap-bang
slap-happier
slap-happiest
slap-happy
slap-up
slapdash
slapjack
slapped
slapped-cheek disease
slapper
slapping
slapshot
slapstick
slart
slash

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLAPHEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
bulkhead
cylinder head
forehead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
hogshead
hothead
knock on the head
on one´s head
read-write head
shower head
steelhead
the go-ahead

Synonyms and antonyms of slaphead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slaphead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLAPHEAD

Find out the translation of slaphead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slaphead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slaphead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

slaphead
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slaphead
570 millions of speakers

English

slaphead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slaphead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

slaphead
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

slaphead
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slaphead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slaphead
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

slaphead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slaphead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

slaphead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slaphead
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slaphead
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slaphead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slaphead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slaphead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थप्पड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slaphead
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbecille
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slaphead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

slaphead
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slaphead
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slaphead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaphead
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slaphead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slaphead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slaphead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAPHEAD»

The term «slaphead» is normally little used and occupies the 147.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAPHEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slaphead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slaphead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slaphead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAPHEAD»

Discover the use of slaphead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slaphead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Baldies' Survival Guide: Everything the Slaphead Needs ...
For those who find that it takes longer and longer to wash their faces each morning, for those who have people turn away as if blinded by the glare from their heads when the sun comes out or have become surgically attached to their baseball ...
Tim Collins, 2008
2
Slaphead Chameleon
The day Jason Campbell bought his first pair of cowboy boots was the day his life changed for ever.
Jerry Raine, 2001
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Immediate Action
Slaphead nabbed the prime spot near the tailgate, where there was plenty of room for a hammock and all your gear; the only problem was the proximity of the toilet, a curtained-off oildrum full of chemicals. The stench was grim. We stepped off ...
Andy McNab, 2008
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Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking: Three Decades of East ...
Life. Beyond. the. Vitriolic. Old. Slaphead. 'Come on you Irons!' – Stinky Turner, May 1980 IT WASN'T every football fan who could look forward to their favourite team being name-checked each week in a television sitcom watched by millions.
Kirk Blows, Ben Sharratt, 2011
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Diary of a Redneck Vampire: The True Story of a Rock and ...
Slaphead went with us and made a total drunken fool of himself. It was so entertaining watching him. We went to Zorba's and I decided to spend the afternoon drinking whiskey! We took Slaphead to the Tower. Monday was drive home day, ...
Flo, 2004
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The Seneschal
I was still in the hospital grounds and I followed the exit signs, emerging onto the same street slaphead had driven along to get here. A black cab came towards me and I flagged it down, jumping inside and saying the only destination I could ...
Matt Hilbert, 2008
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Words, Meaning and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern ...
You might also like to see which label a dictionary other than The Concise Oxford Dictionary uses for these items. cold feet, floozie, fooding, gamp, (play) hookey, lughole, miffed, piddle, slaphead, stroppy, twerp, unfazed, veggie, wag (verb), ...
Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, 2000
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Alan Partridge: every ruddy word : all the scripts - from ...
Slaphead cheers. Alan Oh God. Very good. Very good. Bald Brummies in audience (Whistling and shouting) Bald Brummies! Lt. Col. Slaphead Bald Brummies! Alan Quite - Bald Brummies in audience blow whistles. Alan Quite - who are you?
Steve Coogan, 2003
9
The Heart Broke In: A Novel
he yelled. An old kafir slaphead in a mohair coat, with a fleshy, pearshaped face, strode importantly towards him. The preacher looked down at the animal the kafir had on a lead, a small whiteandbrown dog, dressed in a studded leatherjacket.
James Meek, 2012
10
Ganging Up
'Goon slaphead, make us.' The word slaphead set Goof's teeth on edge. He was very sensitive about his bald patch. 'Clear off!'yelled Gerry, moving towards thefence. Neil Delaney had been ready to have a go himself, but to everyone's ...
Alan Gibbons, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAPHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slaphead is used in the context of the following news items.
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James McAvoy finally goes bald for X-Men: Apocalypse
Yep, like Jesse Eisenberg in Batman vs Superman McAvoy's trying out the slaphead approach for a superhero movie, with Apocalypse's director Bryan Singer ... «Radio Times, May 15»
2
Good sense finally from Govt on passports
It's personally annoying to me because I have to renew my passport this year, if I want to visit my granddaughter in England, and I'm still the same thin slaphead ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Apr 15»
3
Slaphead! Carroll antics cannot wreck Liverpool's title chances as …
LIVERPOOL moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at West Ham but had to overcome a huge refereeing error from Anthony ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 14»
4
UK papers lap up France's President Francois Hollande affair with …
It also features a joke cameo from German Chancellor Angela Merkel who tells him: "Du bist einen ludicrous slaphead." The Financial Times, not normally given ... «Astro Awani, Jan 14»
5
Stepping on Strictly Come Dancing's toes is political suicide
Tory Adrian Finch (David Schneider) is goaded beyond endurance by interruptions from “Bald Brummies” candidate Lieutenant Colonel Kojak Slaphead III ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
6
The bald truth? I don't miss my hair
... with a male stranger, inevitably they will fall back on name-calling, usually along the lines of me being "bald-headed" or "slaphead" followed by the C-word. «The Independent, Oct 13»
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Tim Key: 'I've framed CD sleeves, playing cards, crisp packets …
Recently, I had a fantastic, almost spiritual, experience with a slaphead in a framing shop. I love watching people work at the best of times, but there was ... «The Independent, Jul 13»
8
Baldness won't stop Boris
Think Tony Blair versus William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard, nor can we forget Maggie versus Kinnock, in every election the slaphead loses. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
9
'I have become a baldie and a slaphead'
Well, yes I have noticed that I have become a baldie and a slaphead.' Omid Djalili reckons some critics are too stupid to get his comedy, saying of his latest ... «Chortle, Jan 12»
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For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: A Brief Musical History of the …
... Velvet EP and, if you want to get technical about it, 1989's Slaphead cassette, which completists and the curious will find here ... and it is highly recommended. «Dallas Observer, Oct 11»

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