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block·head (bläk′hed′)

noun

a stupid person

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blockhead Synonyms

blockhead

n.

nitwit, fool, imbecile; see fool 1.


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blockhead Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • bad: He might be a genius; but he counted for less in the eyes of authority than the worst blockhead with a title.

Noun used with modifier

  • name: Can you first of all tell me where the name Blockhead comes from?
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blockhead quotes

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumbers in his head.

-Pope, Alexander

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