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bubblehead

American  
[buhb-uhl-hed] / ˈbʌb əlˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.
  1. a stupid or foolish person; dolt.


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Etymology

Origin of bubblehead

First recorded in 1950–55; bubble + head

Example Sentences

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To enter Grad Alley, students first created their avatar, a legless, robotic being with a bubblehead and googly-eyed stare.

From The Verge May 29, 2020

I deemed Brooke a bubblehead, and she noticed that I was a jerk.

From The New Yorker Dec. 16, 2019

I think for a long time I wasn’t willing to admit that, because it makes me sound like a bubblehead.

From Washington Times Jan. 14, 2016

He is certainly not a bubblehead, in fact his writings in Arabic are in a very sophisticated style.

From BBC May 12, 2012

The film takes off at the selection ceremony, or reaping, a nationally televised event complete with armed soldiers and a bubbly bubblehead M.C.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2012

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