Meanings
plural snapperheads
- slanga dumbbell; a knucklehead.
"'Get off of me, snapperhead!' grunted Rhett."
2005, Seth King, Triangles, →ISBN, page 4563 more examples
'Hallo, shipmate ! who are you ? And what the blessing do you want here ?' demanded the sailor, starting up in a fighting attitude. 'Back out of this, I say, Mr. Snapperhead, or whatever your name is...'
1867, Australian capers: or, Christopher Cockle's colonial experience, John Richard Howlding, page 377"'What, and interrupt me again? Bring it to me, snapper head.'"
2002, Destiny of the Soul, Heywood Steele, →ISBN, page 198"From thirty feet away, Fletcher yelled 'Hey, Snapperhead! What the fuck are you doing?'"
2007, Race the Rising Sun, Eric Steeves, →ISBN, page 302
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From snapper + head, possibly a reference to the appearance of snapper's heads frequently used as bait.
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