Definition
A person who shakes their head, or something so surprising or disappointing that it causes people to shake their heads in disbelief.
Etymology
From 'headshake' plus the agentive suffix '-er' (one who performs an action). This informal term emerged in modern English.
Kelly Says
In sports, a 'headshaker' is what announcers call a stunning upset or unbelievable mistake—when something happens that's so shocking your brain literally wants to deny it by shaking your head.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅ አስፈልግ
eej as-fel-g
ARالعربية
إيماءة الرأس
i-ma-a-at ar-ra-as
BNবাংলা
শিরা হাঁকানো
shi-ra haan-a-no
CACatalà
sacseig
sa-k-se-ig
CSČeština
klepání hlavou
kle-pa-ni h-la-vou
DADansk
hovedryster
ho-ve-dris-ter
DEDeutsch
Kopfschütteln
kop-shüt-ln
ELΕλληνικά
Κινηση κεφαλής
ki-ni-si ke-fa-lis
ESEspañol
sacudió de cabeza
sah-koo-dee-oh deh ka-be-sa
FAفارسی
تکان دادن سر
te-kan da-dan sar
FISuomi
pääkallistelu
paa-ka-lis-te-lu
HAHA
sanya kan
sa-nya kan
HEעברית
הזזת ראש
he-zat ra-ash
HIहिन्दी
सिर हिलाना
seer hee-la-na
HUMagyar
fejrázás
fej-ra-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
Menggoyangkan kepala
men-go-yang-kan ke-pa-la
IGIG
to gba ọkọ
to gba o-ko
ITItaliano
scosse di testa
sko-ze dee tes-ta
KMKM
ដង្ហើម ដៃ
dong-hum dai
KO한국어
머리 흔들기
meo-ri hneun-deul-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
mendongak
men-dong-ak
MYမြန်မာ
လေးလေး ခေါင်း
lay lay khawng
NLNederlands
Kopschudden
kop-shoo-den
NONorsk
hodebevegelser
ho-de-be-ve-gel-ser
PLPolski
pochylenie głowy
po-khy-len-ye go-wo-ve
PTPortuguês
sacudidinha de cabeça
sa-koo-di-ni-nha deh ka-be-sa
RORomână
clatinat cu capul
kla-ti-nat koo ka-pul
RUРусский
Кивнуть головой
kiv-nut go-lo-vo-y
SVSvenska
huvudet skakar
hoo-vu-det sha-kar
SWKiswahili
kuteteza kichwa
ku-te-te-za ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை அசைவு
tha-lai a-sai-vu
TEతెలుగు
దీర్ఘంగా తల కదిపే
dee-rgh-an-ga tha-la ka-di-pe
TLTL
pagsisilag
pa-gsi-si-lag
TRTürkçe
baş sallamak
baş sa-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
хитнути головою
hit-nu-ty go-lo-vo-yu
VITiếng Việt
Lắc đầu
lack dau
YOYO
ṣeṣe ẹ̀yà
she-she eh-ya
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
oo-koo-thee-weh