airhead¹

[air-hed] /ˈɛərˌhɛd/

Examples
Word Origin

noun

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 airhead¹

air¹ + (beach)head

airhead²

[air-hed] /ˈɛərˌhɛd/

noun

Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.

Origin

probably earlier than 1975-80; air¹ + head

Related forms

airheaded, adjective

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Contemporary Examples

Sure, the critics never quite cottoned to him; they always insinuated that he was an airhead, a blank.

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British Dictionary definitions for airhead

airhead¹

/ˈɛəˌhɛd/

noun

(military) an area secured in hostile territory, used as a base for the supply and evacuation of troops and equipment by air

Word Origin

C20: modelled on beachhead

airhead²

/ˈɛəˌhɛd/

noun

(slang) a stupid or simple-minded person; idiot

Word Origin

C20: from air + head

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Word Origin and History for airhead

"empty-headed person," 1972, from air (n.1) + head (n.). Earlier as a term in mining (mid-19c.) and as a military term based on beachhead (1950).

Slang definitions & phrases for airhead

airhead

noun

A stupid or silly person; bubblehead, ditz: The airheads got in trouble on Spring Weekend

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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