fathead

[ fat-hed ]

noun

1. Slang. a stupid person; fool.
2. sheephead.
3. fathead minnow.

fathead

/ ˈfætˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal.
   a stupid person; fool

Derived Forms

• ˈfatˌheaded, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fathead¹

First recorded in 1830–40; fat + head

Example Sentences

Think of what every fathead princeling and beer-swilling ritter from here to Basel would say!

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Sure enough, Nimms had it stowed away; and the fathead hadn't said a word about it before.

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The fathead minnow was ubiquitous, and was dominant at several stations on the smallest creeks.

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Typical military fathead, and he knows I amount to more than any little colonel now.

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He had anticipated the pleasure of seeing “that thick fathead” banished to the awkward squad.

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