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thickhead

[thik-hed]
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noun

a stupid person; blockhead.
Also called whistler. any of several Old World birds of the genus Pachycephala, chiefly of various islands in the Pacific Ocean, related to the flycatchers, and having a melodious whistling call.

Origin of thickhead

First recorded in 1830–40; thick + head
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Related Words for thickhead

clod, dummy, numskull, dunce, fool, idiot, blockhead, dope, imbecile, chump, nitwit, simpleton, boob, dumbbell, dimwit, dolt, airhead, lunkhead, dork, meathead

Examples from the Web for thickhead

Historical Examples of thickhead

  • Often I got angry and, shutting the book with a bang, told him that he was a thickhead.

    Nobody's Boy

    Hector Malot

  • Theres some hope for a thickhead, but there isnt any for you.

  • I don't like you to look upon your father as a thickhead who couldn't be expected to succeed.

    New Grub Street

    George Gissing

  • Out on me for a thickhead for not linking thee with that bold feat before.

  • Whether the last line gives the reason why Thickhead visited Heidelberg does not appear.

    The History of "Punch"

    M. H. Spielmann

British Dictionary definitions for thickhead

thickhead

noun

a stupid or ignorant person; fool
Also called: whistler any of various Australian and SE Asian songbirds of the family Muscicapidae (flycatchers, etc)
Derived Formsthickheaded, adjectivethickheadedness, noun
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