pumpkin head

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• pumpkin-headed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pumpkin head¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

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“Hey, Humphrey, don’t you like old pumpkin head?”

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

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One little pumpkin head wailed most of the way from Dulles to LAX.

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He had nicknames for those he considered a “sexual threat”, she added, such as “pumpkin head” for Leonardo DiCaprio and “potato head” for Channing Tatum.

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