knucklehead
[ nuhk-uhl-hed ]
nounInformal.
a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
Origin of knucklehead
1Other words from knucklehead
- knuck·le·head·ed, adjective
Words Nearby knucklehead
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How to use knucklehead in a sentence
“We just had a knucklehead do something knucklehead-ish,” said Smart, who is in his seventh season in Boston.
After water bottle thrown toward Kyrie Irving in Boston, Nets star compares arena to ‘human zoo’ | Des Bieler | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostTo 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 forms of knucklehead
- knuckleheaded, adjective
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