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knucklehead
[ nuhk-uhl-hed ]
noun
, Informal.
- a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
knucklehead
/ ˈnʌkəlˌhɛd /
noun
- informal.fool; idiot
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Derived Forms
- ˈknuckleˌheaded, adjective
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Other Words From
- knuckle·headed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knucklehead1
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Example Sentences
“We just had a knucklehead do something knucklehead-ish,” said Smart, who is in his seventh season in Boston.
From Washington Post
To cops, Greene appears to be living proof that going to Harvard does not necessarily make you any less a knucklehead.
From The Daily Beast
As a hiker, I thought Strayed was a knucklehead—but a likable one.
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