mophead
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A person or animal with thick messy hair
- noun
- /ˈmɑːpˌhɛd/
- Informal
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mopetón
- The dog had such a mophead of fur that it was hard to tell where its eyes were.
Examples
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After the storm, he had a mophead that needed a serious trim.
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Crazy mophead boy of mine.
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Only an overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough...
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Look at that little mophead running around with hair sticking out in all directions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mophead comes from the simple idea mop + head, the soft, messy bundle at the top of a mop. A helpful way to remember it is that a person or animal called a mophead has a 'head' full of tangled, mop-like hair, which explains the playful name.