Meaning

1 senses

  1. (colloquial)A stupid person.

    Dummkopf

    тупи́цаtupíca, болва́нbolván, бе́столочьbéstoločʹ

    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Now Blockhead-Hans came in; he rode his goat right into the hall.

    deNun kam Tölpel-Hans; er ritt auf dem Ziegenbock gerade in die Stube hinein. — Waldelfe

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

1532, block (noun) + -head.

1532, block (noun) + -head.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: blockheads

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedblockheaded
Derivedblockheadessblockheadishblockheadismblockheadly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
blockageblockbusterC1blockchainblockerblogB1bloggerB1blogosphere

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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