pumpkin head
noun
a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
pumpkin-headed
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a word derived from
pumpkin head.
Example Sentences
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A lithe, pumpkin-headed monster is the menace, and the heart, behind David Slade’s new film, an adaptation of Norman Partridge’s 2006 coming-of-age novel about the evils that lurk in a small town’s secrets.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Selick turns Burton’s original story and fanciful sketches into fully realized characters and walks that fine line between comedy and horror while maintaining the sense of wonder instilled by the pumpkin-headed Halloween king.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
The creepy pumpkin-headed kid/being named Sam will be there to chronicle it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2015
But there are also some deeply creepy moments, such as a visit to a town of pumpkin-headed creatures whose intentions may or may not be friendly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2014
The pumpkin-headed man welcomed his visitors joyfully and offered them several delicious pumpkin pies to eat.
From The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
