blockhead
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blockhead (ˈblɒkˌhɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| derogatory a stupid person | |
| 'blockheaded | |
| —adj | |
| 'blockheadedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'blockheadedness | |
| —n | |
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Blockhead
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
blockhead
"stupid person," 1540s (implied in blockheaded), from block (n.) + head; probably originally an image of the head-shaped oaken block used by hat-makers, though the insulting sense is the older one.
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blockhead definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The deaf old blockhead, he is sure to have mixed up the two.
While calling the author a blockhead, you don't cite one study or paper to back up your claim.
He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he can't perceive.
At the other end of the spectrum are blockhead reviewers who befuddle authors and mishandle manuscripts.
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