sled head
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From sled + head. From being an issue with the head due to a sled.
Noun
[edit]sled head (plural sled heads)
- (sports, pathology, slang) A concussion or subconcussive injury caused by tobogganing, including luging, skeleton, bobsledding, tubing; that stereotypically leaves the victim woozy or muddle-headed.
- 2020 July 26, Matthew Futterman, “Sledhead”, in New York Times[1]:
- “They would say, ‘I got a real sled head today,’” Morris said. Then they would go take another run, and several more the next day. “You get sucked into thinking it’s not a big deal.”
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]sled head (plural sled heads)
- Alternative spelling of sledhead (“a fan of sledding”)