noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A stupid or foolish person. British, slang
2. 2
   a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

addlebrainaddleheadaddlepateairheadbeefheadblockhead

Antonyms

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brain surgeonrocket scientist

Example

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"Why, you told mamma this morning that you were going to bring a ‘muttonhead’ home for dinner this evening."

Etymology

From mutton + head.

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