knucklehead
noun
a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
knuckleheads
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pluralof knucklehead.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He has five close childhood friends he affectionately calls knuckleheads, although a couple are doctors and one is an atomic physicist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“It’s just the knuckleheads that can’t get on track. And they’re causing harm to everyone and making us look bad.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
When some within government are describing others within government to me as "knuckleheads", you can be confident there's lively debate internally about how to manage this.
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
“But it’s a good community. … We just have some knuckleheads that make it bad for others.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
Of all the too-cool knuckleheads running around this neighborhood, Jazz picked a good one, and I wanted to believe that was because she had a good example in me.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
