headscissors

H4E1A1D2S1C3I1S1S1O1R1S1

noun

A hold in which a wrestler wraps his or her legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing them under the opponent's chin, and squeezing.

Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounheadscissors pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlygovernmentA hold in which a wrestler wraps his or her legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing them under the opponent's chin, and squeezing.

    While he was distracted, the Puma ran the length of the ring, leapt into the air and locked both legs around Diablo's neck, taking him down to the mat with a spectacular flying headscissors.

    2002, Greg F. Gifune, Night Work, →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA

headscissors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headscissors

MLA

“headscissors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headscissors. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headscissors,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headscissors.

Source: headscissors on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.