bubblehead

[buhb-uhl-hed]

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid or foolish person; dolt.

Other Word Forms

• bubble-headed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubblehead¹

First recorded in 1950–55; bubble + head

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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.

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