pumpkin head
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- pumpkin-headed adjective
Etymology
Origin of pumpkin head
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
"Quite right," remarked Jack, nodding his pumpkin head.
From Little Wizard Stories of Oz by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
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