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block·head

   [blok-hed]
noun
1.
a stupid, doltish person; dunce.
2.
Obsolete. a piece of wood in the shape of a head, used as a block for hats or wigs.
Origin:
1540–50; block + head

Related forms
block·head·ed, adjective
block·head·ed·ly, adverb
block·head·ed·ness, noun
block·head·ism, noun

Synonyms
1. fool, nitwit, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, booby.

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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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blockhead definition


  1. n.
    a stupid person. (See also block.) : Without a blockhead like you to remind me of the perils of stupidity, I might be less efficient than I am.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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