bubblehead

American

[buhb-uhl-hed] / ˈbʌb əlˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.

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

From The Verge

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

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

From Washington Times

He was looked down upon as, frankly, a 'bubblehead' by Western academics, because he appealed to the masses.

From BBC

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