conehead

American  

[kohn-hed] / ˈkoʊnˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid person.

2. Usually Disparaging. an intellectual, especially one with little or no interest in mundane affairs.

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Etymology

Origin of conehead

cone + head

Example Sentences

The haul included terrestrial arboreal alligator lizards, spiny-headed tree frogs, red-lipped arboreal alligator lizards, helmeted iguanas, Yucatán spiny-tailed iguanas and conehead lizards.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2021

The robe had a conehead and two holes for eyes.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2016

Even as a conehead, she came across as grounded.

From Time • Oct. 23, 2014

This somewhat spoiled that part of the plot for me, because she had a hair-under-prosthetic conehead thing going on that was very distracting.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2013

A perfectly flat head, no matter how highly polished, does not look well, neither does a flattened conehead, like Fig.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous