blubberhead
- noun
- /ˈblʌbərˌhɛd/
- Slang
- Whenever she hears a sad song, she becomes a total blubberhead and cannot stop sobbing.
Examples
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He was called a blubberhead after bursting into tears during the movie.
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Whenever she gets bad news, she turns into a real blubberhead.
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Stop being such a blubberhead and try to calm down.
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Stop being such a blubberhead!
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She is a real blubberhead during sad movies.
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He earned the nickname blubberhead after he cried uncontrollably at the wedding.
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After he lost his favorite toy, he acted like a blubberhead for the rest of the day.
Synonyms
A person who cries or complains too easily
A person who often cries in sad or emotional situations
A person who cries loudly for a long time to show they are very sad, often at funerals
A person who cries loudly and uncontrollably
A person who cries loudly and cannot stop because they feel very sad or upset
A person who cries easily or often
Antonyms
Compounds
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word blubberhead comes from the verb blubber ('to cry loudly') and head ('person'), so picture someone whose head is full of noisy tears. That's why a blubberhead means a person who cries or sobs loudly.