thickhead

American  

[thik-hed] / ˈθɪkˌhɛd /

noun

1. a stupid person; blockhead.

2. 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.

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thickhead British  

/ ˈθɪkˌhɛd /

noun

1. a stupid or ignorant person; fool

2. Also called: whistler.  any of various Australian and SE Asian songbirds of the family Muscicapidae (flycatchers, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• thickheaded
  adjective
• thickheadedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of thickhead

First recorded in 1830–40; thick + head

Example Sentences

I’m a thickhead and a landlubber, all in one.”

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee

I’m more or less of a thickhead when it comes to flossy finance; but I’ve seen enough plain flimflam games to know a few things.

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell

And look here, Carruthers, don't think I'm playing the silly thickhead, and trying to mystify you.

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

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

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

“There’s some hope for a thickhead, but there isn’t any for you.”

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee