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fathead

American  
[fat-hed] / ˈfætˌhɛd /

noun

  1. Slang. a stupid person; fool.

  2. sheephead.

  3. fathead minnow.


fathead British  
/ ˈfætˌhɛd /

noun

  1. informal a stupid person; fool

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of fathead

First recorded in 1830–40; fat + head

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In the spring of 1912, Roosevelt referred to Taft as a "fathead," "puzzlewit" and "dumber than a guinea pig."

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

“Maybe you’re dealing with a fathead, but you’re dealing with a rich fathead.”

From New York Times • May 25, 2018

That testing involves students helping to constantly breed fathead minnows and Ceriodaphnia dubia, a species of water flea that is used in testing water quality.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2017

I will probably be the one in the background holding a Popsicle stick fathead of Nayeli.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2014

It’s just me up here with the fading fathead moon and every screaming seagull from far and wide visiting Lost Cove for a dawn concert.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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