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beetlehead

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[beet-l-hed] / ˈbit lˌhɛd /

noun

  1. a stupid person; blockhead.


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Etymology

Origin of beetlehead

First recorded in 1570–80; beetle 2 + head


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The black-bellied plover or beetlehead, which occurred along the Atlantic seaboard in great numbers years ago, is now seen only as a straggler.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

"We will perform an autopsy," Hitler's grandson says, and turns to another beetlehead.

From Operation Earthworm by Joe Archibald

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