beetlehead

[beet-l-hed]

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noun

a stupid person; blockhead.

Origin of beetlehead

First recorded in 1570–80; beetle² + head

Related formsbee·tle·head·ed, 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