pointy-head
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- pointy-headed adjective
Example Sentences
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The next time your local pub pointy-head starts rambling about collateralised debt obligations, just remember he probably doesn’t even know how to tie his own shoelaces.
From The Guardian
Contemporary sportswriters, who disapproved of Tunney’s bookishness, sometimes made fun of him for associating with such a pointy-head.
From New York Times
A pointy-head at one of the city's universities might have said the idea of the miraculous is an old metaphor that needs demystifying.
From Time Magazine Archive
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