shithead

American

[shit-hed] / ˈʃɪtˌhɛd /

noun

Slang: Vulgar.

a stupid, inept, unlikable, or contemptible person.

shithead British

/ ˈʃɪtˌhɛd /

noun

taboo a fool; idiot: used as a term of abuse

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Noun Inflected Forms

shitheads

plural

Etymology

Origin of shithead

First recorded in 1910–15; shit + head

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