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fathead

[ fat-hed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

fathead

/ ˈfætˌhɛd /

Origin of fathead¹

First recorded in 1830–40; fat + head

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

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

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

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

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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