fathead
Americannoun
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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
Back when the glaciers were carving out the landscape, species that naturally followed were pike and suckers, along with fathead and stickleback minnows, Weigel said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2014
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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