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lunkhead

American  
[luhngk-hed] / ˈlʌŋkˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.
  1. a dull or stupid person; blockhead.


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Etymology

Origin of lunkhead

1850–55, lunk (perhaps blend of lump 1 and hunk ) + head

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“Lucky there’s a family guy,” a chorus of friends, neighbors and relatives sing about the lunkhead Peter Griffin in the razzle-dazzle opening of each episode of “Family Guy” — more than 400 and counting.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2024

His farcical mission is mostly true and just the sort of crowd-pleaser about lunkhead enlightenment that intoxicates the director Peter Farrelly in the wake of his Oscar for “Green Book.”

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2022

Heavy metal lunkhead locks horns with grunge gloomster, with undignified results.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2020

Perrotta, who wrote the novel the series is based on as well as the pilot script, never specifies how Brendan becomes the lunkhead that he is.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2019

Hurbertson, the utterly stupid boy—the lunkhead, who never had his lesson—he's about the ablest lawyer a sister State can boast.

From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters by Ward, Artemus

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