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woodenhead

[ wood-n-hed ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a stupid person; blockhead.

woodenhead

/ ˈwʊdənˌhɛd /

noun

  1. informal.
    a dull, foolish, or unintelligent person

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Derived Forms

  • ˌwoodenˈheadedness, noun
  • ˌwoodenˈheaded, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodenhead1

First recorded in 1825–35; wooden + head

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Example Sentences

Being a woodenhead he forgot about his father and did not go away as he had intended to do.

I'm a woodenhead, friend Parks; a plumb, dum old woodenhead!

There's your Mr. Northcote, and there's that Copperhead—Woodenhead, we call him in the nursery.

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