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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

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

It is better than any pumpkin head we ever made, and scary enough to throw old Brossard into a fit.

From The Gate of the Giant Scissors by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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