A compact spray head for use in automotive washer nozzle assembly, comprising: a molded compact shear spray nozzle member having an open proximal end in fluid communication with an interior lumen with tapering transition regions (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) having progressively smaller internal lumen cross sectional areas, the interior lumen being comprised in the molded compact shear spray nozzle member; said lumen terminating distally in a distal shear-spray generating chamber having an elongated spray orifice with a first orifice edge opposite a second orifice edge, the distal shear-spray generating chamber being comprised in the molded compact shear spray nozzle member, said distal shear-spray generating chamber also having a first concave wall segment defining a first fluid impingement angle, wherein said first concave wall segment terminates in the first orifice edge; said distal shear-spray generating chamber also having a second concave wall segment defining a second fluid impingement angle, wherein said second concave wall segment terminates in the second spray orifice edge; and said molded compact shear spray nozzle member including a distal substantially hemispherical or bump-shaped exterior surface and wherein the molded compact shear spray nozzle member further comprises a substantially planar wall segment, which is a splitter, wherein two spray orifices (117, 118) are defined in the elongated spray orifice and in part by the splitter and wherein said elongated spray orifice is configured to generate an outwardly projecting a uniform fluid spray fan characterized by, the tapering transition regions (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) being a first proximal cylindrical segment which terminates distally into a proximal narrowing tapered sidewall segment which narrows or tapers distally to a smaller inside diameter at central cylindrical segment and the central cylindrical segment terminates distally into a distal narrowing tapered sidewall segment, which terminates distally in the somewhat dome- shaped fluid impingement shear generating chamber. a molded compact shear spray nozzle member having an open proximal end in fluid communication with an interior lumen with tapering transition regions (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) having progressively smaller internal lumen cross sectional areas, the interior lumen being comprised in the molded compact shear spray nozzle member; said lumen terminating distally in a distal shear-spray generating chamber having an elongated spray orifice with a first orifice edge opposite a second orifice edge, the distal shear-spray generating chamber being comprised in the molded compact shear spray nozzle member, said distal shear-spray generating chamber also having a first concave wall segment defining a first fluid impingement angle, wherein said first concave wall segment terminates in the first orifice edge; said distal shear-spray generating chamber also having a second concave wall segment defining a second fluid impingement angle, wherein said second concave wall segment terminates in the second spray orifice edge; and said molded compact shear spray nozzle member including a distal substantially hemispherical or bump-shaped exterior surface and wherein the molded compact shear spray nozzle member further comprises a substantially planar wall segment, which is a splitter, wherein two spray orifices (117, 118) are defined in the elongated spray orifice and in part by the splitter and wherein said elongated spray orifice is configured to generate an outwardly projecting a uniform fluid spray fan characterized by, the tapering transition regions (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) being a first proximal cylindrical segment which terminates distally into a proximal narrowing tapered sidewall segment which narrows or tapers distally to a smaller inside diameter at central cylindrical segment and the central cylindrical segment terminates distally into a distal narrowing tapered sidewall segment, which terminates distally in the somewhat dome- shaped fluid impingement shear generating chamber.