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fathead

English

Etymology

fat +? head

Noun

fathead (plural fatheads)

  1. (derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
  2. A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
  3. A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
  4. A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
  5. Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps

Synonyms

  • (derogatory): dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop, see also Thesaurus:idiot

Antonyms

  • (derogatory): genius

Translations

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numskull

English

Alternative forms

  • numbskull

Etymology

numb (deadened) +? skull

Noun

numskull (plural numskulls)

  1. (derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
  2. (derogatory) A person who refuses to learn or grow mentally.
    That numskull will never learn how to compose a letter.
  3. A traditional name for a fool who serves as the butt of jokes about stupidity.

Synonyms

  • airhead
  • bubblehead
  • thickhead
  • See also Thesaurus:fool
  • See also Thesaurus:idiot

Derived terms

  • numpty, numptie

Translations

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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