1
a
: having no head
b
: having the head cut off : beheaded
2
: having no chief
3
: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish
headlessness
noun
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But a headless whitetail is a far more interesting proposition.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The headless ghost of Hooch Simpson supposedly still wanders the area that was once Skidoo, looking for his noggin.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Another is a headless drummer, who was seen drumming around 1650 before the castle was attacked by Oliver Cromwell.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The headless ghost of Hooch Simpson supposedly still wanders the area that was once Skidoo, looking for his noggin.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Another is a headless drummer, who was seen drumming around 1650 before the castle was attacked by Oliver Cromwell.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Headless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headless. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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