different between blockhead vs dickhead

English

Alternative forms

• block head, block-head

Etymology

1549, block (“n.”) +? head.

Pronunciation

Noun

blockhead (plural blockheads)

1. (colloquial) A stupid person.
2. A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• blockheaded
• blockheadess

Translations

Verb

blockhead (third-person singular simple present blockheads, present participle blockheading, simple past and past participle blockheaded)

1. To perform as a human blockhead.
2. (rare) To behave in a stupid manner.

Anagrams

• headblock

English

Alternative forms

• dick-head

Etymology

Compound of dick +? head. Attested since the 1960s, with the jerk sense appearing earliest.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?k?h?d, IPA^(key): /?d?kh?d/

Noun

dickhead (plural dickheads)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) A jerk; a mean or rude person.
2. (vulgar, colloquial) The glans penis.
3. (vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) A stupid or useless person.

Synonyms

• (glans penis): see also Thesaurus:glans.
• (jerk): see also Thesaurus:jerk.
• (idiot): see also Thesaurus:fool or Thesaurus:idiot.

Derived terms

Translations