woodenhead

[wood-n-hed]

noun

Informal.

1. a stupid person; blockhead.

woodenhead

/ ˈwʊdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal,  a dull, foolish, or unintelligent person

Other Word Forms

• woodenheadedness noun
• woodenheaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodenhead¹

First recorded in 1825–35; wooden + head

Example Sentences

Masina’s performance is nearly silent; unmistakably Chaplinesque with her derby, oversized coat and makeshift cane, she also evokes Stan Laurel, Harpo Marx and, as a little woodenhead, Pinocchio too.

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“Keep her as she goes, you witless woodenhead! Row, you spineless slave-sons! That’s Thwil Bay and the Knoll of Roke, as any fool could see! Row!”

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And look here, that woodenhead Fritz who drove me over chose to leave the car just when I wanted him to bring me here.

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His opponent is a woodenhead, and being booze-soaked is no bar to high office, since that is pretty much the permanent condition of most of the population.

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He was generally despised even by his colleagues; "Tovarish Woodenhead," they sneered behind his back because of his mimicry of Moscow.

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