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pumpkin head

American  

noun

  1. a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.


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Etymology

Origin of pumpkin head

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

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Some gifts apply filters to the influencer’s face like the cowboy hat and moustache, a red beret or seasonal pumpkin head.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2024

“Meg donning the pumpkin head is becoming my favorite holiday tradition,” one person wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2023

Their yard has hosted a murderous pumpkin monster holding its own decapitated pumpkin head high.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2019

“I had a vision of the stone wall, I could see it in my little pumpkin head and I knew what I wanted it to look like,” Greene said.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2018

Hugo Montfort is no hobgoblin ghost in a white sheet, with a pumpkin head!

From Three Margarets by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry

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