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pointy-head

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point⋅y-head⋅ed

[poin-tee-hed-id]
–adjective Slang: Disparaging.
1. stupid; idiotic.
2. intellectual, esp. in a self-important or impractical way.

Origin:
1970–75, Americanism


pointy-head, noun
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point·y-head   (poin'tē-hěd')   
n.   Slang
An intellectual.
point'y-head'ed adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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