Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)A stupid person.

    Near-synonyms: bonehead, numskull; see also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot

  2. Any of several species of Australian songbirds of the genus Pachycephala.

More definitions
  • Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call

Origin

From thick + head. Compare West Frisian dikharsens (“blockhead”, literally “thick brain”).

From thick + head. Compare West Frisian dikharsens (“blockhead”, literally “thick brain”). Compare thickwitted.

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Forms

plural: thickheads
Singularthickhead
Pluralthickheads

regular

Synonyms

263 synonyms
buffoonC1clownA2fiddleC1gigC1mugA2retardB2stupidB1toolA1dipB2foolA2gooseC1idiotB2logB1monkeyA1
Close in meaning
  • Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call:whistler

Word family

1 related words
Relatedthickheaded

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thickA1thickenthicketC2thicklyB2thicknessB2thiefA2
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