knucklehead
[ nuhk-uh l-hed ]
/ ˈnʌk əlˌhɛd /
noun Informal.
a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
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Related formsknuck·le·head·ed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for knucklehead
To cops, Greene appears to be living proof that going to Harvard does not necessarily make you any less a knucklehead.
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British Dictionary definitions for knucklehead
knucklehead
/ (ˈnʌkəlˌhɛd) /
noun
informal fool; idiot
Derived Formsknuckleheaded, adjective
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