knucklehead

[ nuhk-uhl-hed ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a stupid, bumbling, inept person.

knucklehead

/ ˈnʌkəlˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal.
   fool; idiot

Derived Forms

• ˈknuckleˌheaded, adjective

Other Words From

• knuckle·headed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of knucklehead¹

First recorded in 1940–45; knuckle + head

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.

From The Daily Beast

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