sled head
nounEtymology From sled + head. From being an issue with the head due to a sled.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Medicine, Pathology, Sciences, Sports Slang A concussion or subconcussive injury caused by tobogganing, including luging, skeleton, bobsledding, tubing; that stereotypically leaves the victim woozy or muddle-headed.
- “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.”2020 July 26, Matthew Futterman, “Sledhead”, in New York Times:
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