fathead
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- fatheaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of fathead
Example Sentences
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Humans are fatheads, and gorillas, it seems, are not.
From Salon
She then called Davis a “big stupid fathead.”
From Scientific American
Until then, the brothers were busy hanging flags all over the porch and planting fatheads on sticks of all 33 drivers in the field all over their lawn.
From Seattle Times
Chris said he stocked his 1,500-gallon fish tank, which is above ground and separate from the water tank, with 50 pounds of fathead minnows three or four months ago.
From Washington Times
Among other things, Teddy Roosevelt called Taft a “puzzlewit” and a “fathead.”
From MSNBC
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