saphead
Americannoun
noun
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But Mr. Kellow is no saphead, and he makes objectivity a great virtue.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2011
This kind of pitch, with its view of the consumer as saphead, is still afl too prevalent.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's older and he goes with the swiftest bunch in town, and, like a regular saphead, I was flattered.
From The Fifth Ace by Gage, George W.
You are at liberty to regard me as a saphead.
From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton
"Hallie," said He, "if Billy only had your common-sense business instinct, I wouldn't ask for anything else in this world; but Billy is a saphead."
From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Brown, Arthur William
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