pumpkin head


noun
  1. a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.

Origin of pumpkin head

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Other words from pumpkin head

  • pumpkin-headed, adjective

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How to use pumpkin head in a sentence

  • Pumpkin-head would have burst, if I'd let out I didn't know what part of the jolly old world my governor used to run.

    Sinister Street, vol. 2 | Compton Mackenzie
  • Hugo Montfort is no hobgoblin ghost in a white sheet, with a pumpkin head!

    Three Margarets | Laura E. Richards
  • Tip also noticed that Jack's pumpkin head had twisted around until it faced his back; but this was easily remedied.

  • Then he saw old Mombi raise her arm and sprinkle the powder from the box over the pumpkin head of his man Jack.

  • Jack also waded in up to his knees and grasped the tail of the horse so that he might keep his pumpkin head above the water.