bobblehead doll

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bob·ble·head doll | \ ˈbä-bəl-ˌhed-

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Definition of bobblehead doll

: a doll having a head that makes repeated bobbing movements

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Recent Examples on the Web Nothing has quite stood the test of time like the bobblehead doll. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, "Dr. Anthony Fauci, Tua Tagovailoa bobbleheads are a thing; Here’s how to get them," 27 Apr. 2020 There are bobblehead dolls, with Leonoudakis passing around tiny sculptures of the generation-spanning Clayton Kershaw, Randy Johnson and Tom Seaver. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Fighting the ravages of Alzheimer’s and dementia with the beauty of baseball," 27 July 2019 Between picks — while off screen to everyone but McKenna and the production staff — Goodell took joy in moving his Mike Ditka bobblehead doll to different spots throughout the room. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "Meet the Auburn grad and behind-the-scenes star who saved the NFL Draft," 28 Apr. 2020 Also a weathered Dodgers cap, two dozen Dodgers bobblehead dolls, a Fearsome Foursome autographed jersey, and a framed photo of Kobe Bryant guarding LeBron James. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Celebrating the life and mourning the death of a sports fan," 22 Apr. 2020 On what would have been opening night for the minor leagues, the JetHawks would not have given away T-shirts or bobblehead dolls. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "Coronavirus might have robbed a baseball team of its farewell season," 9 Apr. 2020 Fans who attended Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals received a free Cody Bellinger bobblehead doll. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Dodgers must be bold in acquiring players necessary to win a World Series," 11 Oct. 2019 The gift shop features DVDs of Reagan’s movies from his Hollywood days, bobblehead dolls, old Time magazine covers featuring the 40th president and other memorabilia. — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, "Troubled times at Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon, Ill.: ‘We cannot keep bleeding money’," 14 Sep. 2019 The casual fans might come to collect a bobblehead doll of Cody Bellinger, the best player on the Dodgers. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "Behind the story: Getting a look at baseball’s future while exploring its past," 17 Sep. 2019

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“Bobblehead doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobblehead%20doll. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.

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