shockheadn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʃɒkhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈʃɑkˌ(h)ɛd/

Forms: 1700s– shockhead, 1900s– shoghead (English regional (Suffolk)).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shock adj., head n.¹; shock n.⁵, head n.¹

Etymology: Either (i) < shock adj. + head n.¹, or (ii) < shock n.⁵ + head n.¹ Compare shockheaded adj.

Now somewhat rare.

A. n.

1. A head covered with a thick shock of hair; a head of hair which sticks up or out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > bushy or thick

bush1509

hair-bush1580

bush-heada1603

shag1607

fella1616

mop1616

bush-hair1692

hassock1754

mopheada1816

shock-head1817

shock1819

flock-hair1878

tousle1880

1739 Country Correspondent No. 3. 14 Enter Gustavus, who, I suppose, was to be dress'd in an old Red Jacket—Greazy Leathern Breeches—Sàns Hose, Sàns Shoes—A Shock Head of Hair.

1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. i. 21 His hair, which had not had time to grow long since his coiffure, was in the mode of the Iroquois, and now presented what is called a shock head.

1866 Illustr. London News 19 May 496/3 The contemptible gossoon scratching his shock-head before him.

1983 Daily Tel. 14 Dec. 18/6 Attractive as the school cap may have been in the days of ‘short back and sides’, it looks absurd today perched on top of a shock-head, with flowing locks protruding from all sides.

2. A person having a thick shock of hair; a person with hair which sticks up or out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > bushy or thick > person having

touslehead1900

Struwwelpeter1909

1778 St. James's Chron. 1–3 Sept. Not a Shock-Head within twenty Miles of London but was present on the above Occasion.

1877 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 12 Jan. A few of the big-wigs spoke their set pieces and a few of the shockheads and blockheads guzzled whisky and hurrahed.

1930 Nottingham Evening Post 5 Apr. 1 Nothing fascinates so much as do the model railways. Over these shockheads and bowler hats combine in a unanimity of delight.

1964 Financial Times 5 Aug. 18/5 Four lively irreverent shockheads [sc. the Beatles] making rude faces at the camera and assing about as young men in a group will always do.

1990 Times 22 Dec. (Sat. Review) 19/1 Janet was a shockhead. Her hair is a sensation wig, standing up on end.

B. adj.

Having a thick shock of hair; having hair which sticks up or out; shock-headed. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > bushy, thick > having

shaggeda1000

roughOE

thick-hairedc1405

busheda1513

bush-haired1530

maned1530

bush-headed1552

shack-haired1555

mop-headed?1566

shag-haired1577

shag-hair1584

shaggyc1590

rug-headed1597

hirsute1621

hobby-headeda1625

shock1681

shocky1698

shock-head1842

tousled-headed1860

tousle-haired1880

flock-headed1891

thick-piled1976

c1840 Peer & Beggar xiv. 119 The remaining part of the household, a shock-head stable-boy, now appeared.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Amphion in Poems (new ed.) II. 167 The shock-head willows.

1900 A. Sergeant Great Mill Street Myst. in Burnley Express 28 Nov. Why, she is nothing but a shock-head, pale-faced child, is she?

1945 Sewanee Rev. 53 45 The sparring rooks pick twigs For shockhead nests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	shockhead
释义	shockheadn.adj. Brit. /ˈʃɒkhɛd/, U.S. /ˈʃɑkˌ(h)ɛd/ Forms: 1700s– shockhead, 1900s– shoghead (English regional (Suffolk)). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shock adj., head n.¹; shock n.⁵, head n.¹ Etymology: Either (i) < shock adj. + head n.¹, or (ii) < shock n.⁵ + head n.¹ Compare shockheaded adj. Now somewhat rare. A. n. 1. A head covered with a thick shock of hair; a head of hair which sticks up or out. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > bushy or thick bush1509 hair-bush1580 bush-heada1603 shag1607 fella1616 mop1616 bush-hair1692 hassock1754 mopheada1816 shock-head1817 shock1819 flock-hair1878 tousle1880 1739 Country Correspondent No. 3. 14 Enter Gustavus, who, I suppose, was to be dress'd in an old Red Jacket—Greazy Leathern Breeches—Sàns Hose, Sàns Shoes—A Shock Head of Hair. 1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. i. 21 His hair, which had not had time to grow long since his coiffure, was in the mode of the Iroquois, and now presented what is called a shock head. 1866 Illustr. London News 19 May 496/3 The contemptible gossoon scratching his shock-head before him. 1983 Daily Tel. 14 Dec. 18/6 Attractive as the school cap may have been in the days of ‘short back and sides’, it looks absurd today perched on top of a shock-head, with flowing locks protruding from all sides. 2. A person having a thick shock of hair; a person with hair which sticks up or out. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > bushy or thick > person having touslehead1900 Struwwelpeter1909 1778 St. James's Chron. 1–3 Sept. Not a Shock-Head within twenty Miles of London but was present on the above Occasion. 1877 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 12 Jan. A few of the big-wigs spoke their set pieces and a few of the shockheads and blockheads guzzled whisky and hurrahed. 1930 Nottingham Evening Post 5 Apr. 1 Nothing fascinates so much as do the model railways. Over these shockheads and bowler hats combine in a unanimity of delight. 1964 Financial Times 5 Aug. 18/5 Four lively irreverent shockheads [sc. the Beatles] making rude faces at the camera and assing about as young men in a group will always do. 1990 Times 22 Dec. (Sat. Review) 19/1 Janet was a shockhead. Her hair is a sensation wig, standing up on end. B. adj. Having a thick shock of hair; having hair which sticks up or out; shock-headed. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > bushy, thick > having shaggeda1000 roughOE thick-hairedc1405 busheda1513 bush-haired1530 maned1530 bush-headed1552 shack-haired1555 mop-headed?1566 shag-haired1577 shag-hair1584 shaggyc1590 rug-headed1597 hirsute1621 hobby-headeda1625 shock1681 shocky1698 shock-head1842 tousled-headed1860 tousle-haired1880 flock-headed1891 thick-piled1976 c1840 Peer & Beggar xiv. 119 The remaining part of the household, a shock-head stable-boy, now appeared. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Amphion in Poems (new ed.) II. 167 The shock-head willows. 1900 A. Sergeant Great Mill Street Myst. in Burnley Express 28 Nov. Why, she is nothing but a shock-head, pale-faced child, is she? 1945 Sewanee Rev. 53 45 The sparring rooks pick twigs For shockhead nests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.adj.1739
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