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pumpkin head

American  

noun

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


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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

It has featured several multi-gourd centipedes, made up of dozens of tiny pumpkins snaking across the yard, culminating in a terrible pumpkin head rising off the lawn to snarl at passersby.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019

"Hold on tight," he cautioned, "or you may fall off and crack your pumpkin head."

From The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

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