noun
Other Word Forms
- blockheaded adjective
- blockheadedly adverb
- blockheadedness noun
- blockheadism noun
Etymology
Origin of blockhead
Example Sentences
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He, like so many police officers we’ve seen, is a complete blockhead.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025
He’d even infuriated his wife, Elizabeth, a critical care physician, who wondered how her magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa husband could be such a blockhead.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
I can imagine a blockhead studio executive complaining that there’s no reason to care about any of this trivia, yet somehow, miraculously, the series goes on.
From Slate • Aug. 16, 2019
"My good blockhead, I swear to you that it was put back in my drawer. Greatest surprise I ever had in my life when I found it there."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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