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lunk⋅head

  [luhngk-hed]
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–noun Slang.
a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
Also called lunk  [luhngk] .

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; lunk (perh. b. lump 1 and hunk ) + head

Related forms:
lunkheaded, adjective
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lunk·head   (lŭngk'hěd')   
n.   Slang
A stupid person; a dolt.

[Probably alteration of lump1 + head.]
lunk'head'ed adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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