saphead
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of saphead
Example Sentences
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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
"Go over to that saphead there—d'you see it—an' see what thinking does."
From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
Then there's a man in the squad who is more than a mere saphead.
From Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
He doesn't fancy Captain Billy Morgan, thinks him rather a saphead.
From Janet of the Dunes by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
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