Applehead

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.

    "Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls."

  2. 2
    A stupid or dumb person. slang

    ""You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!""

Example

More examples

"Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls."

Etymology

From apple + head.

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