Addlehead
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A foolish or dull-witted person. colloquial
"Those reverend addleheads, convinced of the genuine character of the communications, but with their "dominant idea," the devil, in their heads, summoned his highness the prince of darkness to give an account of the matter."
- 2 a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought wordnet
Example
More examples"Those reverend addleheads, convinced of the genuine character of the communications, but with their "dominant idea," the devil, in their heads, summoned his highness the prince of darkness to give an account of the matter."
Etymology
From addle + head.
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