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bubblehead

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

noun

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


Other Word Forms

  • bubble-headed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bubblehead

First recorded in 1950–55; bubble + head

Example Sentences

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Jock stood by Good Leaf’s counter on a recent afternoon as customers eyed glass jars of Master Kush and Bubblehead.

From Seattle Times

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

From The Verge

Pop culture portrayals of cheerleaders typically seem stuck in two gears: ditzy bubblehead or the cattiest of mean girls.

From Salon

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

From The New Yorker

When progressive activist Symone Sanders tweeted, "This is about toxic masculinity. Mollie Tibbetts lost her life b/c a man couldn’t take her saying no," professional right-wing bubblehead Tomi Lahren exploded at her.

From Salon