A Yorkshire dialect spelling and pronunciation of 'head', reflecting the broadened vowel sound characteristic of the West Riding accent.
A Yorkshire dialect spelling and pronunciation of 'head', reflecting the broadened vowel sound characteristic of the West Riding accent. Like many Yorkshire dialect spellings, it was recorded in 19th-century dialect poetry and glossaries to capture the distinct oral tradition of the region.
Add your own interpretation of "heead".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with H.
(UK, _, dialectal) Testy.
(UK, _, dialectal) Headstrong.
(UK, _, dialectal) Flighty.
A British dialectal adjective meaning headstrong, flighty, or easily annoyed — someone who is headish has a tendency to go their own way, get irritable quickly, or act impulsively without thinking things through. It's an old-fashioned regional word that doesn't get much airtime today, but it captures a particular kind of temperament — stubborn, easily provoked, and difficult to pin down.
He shook his heead slowly and told her she'd got it all wrong from t'start.
(Yorkshire) head.