bobblehead
noun
bob·ble·head
ˈbä-bəl-ˌhed- 
variants
or bobblehead doll
plural bobbleheads or bobblehead dolls
: a doll having a head that makes repeated bobbing movements when touched or moved
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Rawitch also can appreciate a timely bobblehead.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
He was featured in the team’s pregame hype video at SoFi Stadium this season and has attended several games, most notably his bobblehead night in November.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
In an era when the Baltimore Orioles’ owner has commissioned a giveaway bobblehead of himself, the Colosseum’s history is as relevant as ever.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The Tupac bobblehead giveaway will be on May 8 when the Orioles host the Athletics at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
At the end of today’s game, Ohtani will request his own Barry Bonds bobblehead.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions, and one of the biggest moments of Game 7 is now being commemorated with a bobblehead.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Buddy Hield’s bobblehead night The Warriors’ promotional giveaway was a bobblehead featuring Butler and Buddy Hield at a news conference, a place the two have become infamous for their postgame banter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
He was featured in the team’s pregame hype video at SoFi Stadium this season and has attended several games, most notably his bobblehead night in November.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
In an era when the Baltimore Orioles’ owner has commissioned a giveaway bobblehead of himself, the Colosseum’s history is as relevant as ever.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The Tupac bobblehead giveaway will be on May 8 when the Orioles host the Athletics at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
At the end of today’s game, Ohtani will request his own Barry Bonds bobblehead.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions, and one of the biggest moments of Game 7 is now being commemorated with a bobblehead.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Buddy Hield’s bobblehead night The Warriors’ promotional giveaway was a bobblehead featuring Butler and Buddy Hield at a news conference, a place the two have become infamous for their postgame banter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Bobblehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobblehead. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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