airhead
1Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt: Even though she's crazy about surfing, she's not the bikini-babe airhead you might think.
Origin of airhead
1Other words from airhead
- airheaded, adjective
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Other definitions for airhead (2 of 2)
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
Origin of airhead
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How to use airhead in a sentence
She scoffed at newcomers who considered it a cultural wasteland populated by airheads.
Eve Babitz, who chronicled and reveled in Hollywood hedonism, dies at 78 | Matt Schudel | December 19, 2021 | Washington PostAs time went by, we had yearly trainings, and every year got more and more serious — suddenly I was seen as a professional and no longer an airhead.
Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not | Liza Weisstuch | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostThere are very few water toys as exciting as the Poparazzi from airhead.
Sure, the critics never quite cottoned to him; they always insinuated that he was an airhead, a blank.
Are We in the Midst of a Kevin Costner Comeback? | Andrew Romano | January 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Bonds was no airhead who could only read from a TelePrompTer.
Vanda ends up being much less of a airhead than she initially appears.
But Kelley has been dismissed as little more than a social-climbing airhead.
Petraeus Affair Stereotypes: The General, The Flirt And The Harlot | Robin Givhan | November 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSembler was lampooned as a wealthy airhead who basically won the ambassadorship at auction.
British Dictionary definitions for airhead (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɛəˌhɛd) /
military an area secured in hostile territory, used as a base for the supply and evacuation of troops and equipment by air
Origin of airhead
1British Dictionary definitions for airhead (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɛəˌhɛd) /
slang a stupid or simple-minded person; idiot
Origin of airhead
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