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pointy-headed

[ poin-tee-hed-id ]
/ ˈpɔɪn tiˌhɛd ɪd /

adjective Slang: Usually Disparaging.

stupid; idiotic.
intellectual, especially in a self-important or impractical way.

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Nearby words

  1. points system,
  2. pointsman,
  3. pointwise,
  4. pointy,
  5. pointy-head,
  6. poiret,
  7. poiret, paul,
  8. poise,
  9. poised,
  10. poiser

Origin of pointy-headed

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
Related formspoint·y-head, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pointy-head

pointy-head

noun

mainly US censorious, informal an intellectual
Derived Formspointy-headed, adjective
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