beetlehead

[beet-l-hed] /ˈbit lˌhɛd/

noun

a stupid person; blockhead.

Origin of beetlehead

1570-1580

First recorded in 1570-80; beetle² + head

Related forms

beetleheaded, adjective

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That beetle-headed suspicion has passed slowly but surely away, like a snow-man confronted by a too affectionate sun.

The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer

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