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blockhead

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block·head  (blkhd)
n.
A person regarded as very stupid; a dolt.
blockhead [ˈblɒkˌhɛd]
n
Derogatory a stupid person
blockheaded  adj
blockheadedly  adv
blockheadedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blockheadblockhead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead
dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
Translations
blockhead [ˈblɒkhed] N (pej) → zopenco/a m/f
you blockhead! → ¡imbécil!
blockhead [ˈblɒkhɛd] n → imbécile mf
block letters npl → majuscules fpl d'imprimerie
block vote n (British) → vote m de délégation, vote m groupé
blockhead [ˈblɒkˌhɛd] n (fam) → testa di legno
blockhead [ˈblɒkˌhɛd] n (fam) → testa di legno


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The captain, like a well-bred man, had, before marriage, always given up his opinion to that of the lady; and this, not in the clumsy awkward manner of a conceited blockhead, who, while he civilly yields to a superior in an argument, is desirous of being still known to think himself in the right.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Of Simonov's two visitors, one was Ferfitchkin, a Russianised German --a little fellow with the face of a monkey, a blockhead who was always deriding everyone, a very bitter enemy of mine from our days in the lower forms--a vulgar, impudent, swaggering fellow, who affected a most sensitive feeling of personal honour, though, of course, he was a wretched little coward at heart.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Here I am, proud as Greek god, and yet standing debtor to this blockhead for a bone to stand on
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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