Slang a person who is silly, frivolous, ignorant, etc.
bubblehead
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bubblehead
noun
A foolish or empty-headed person: “He presents antiwar protesters … as bubbleheads who didn't even know where Southeast Asia was” ( Frank Rich )
Related Forms:
- bub′ble·head′ed
adjective
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Noun
(plural bubbleheads)
- A stupid person.
- (slang) A submariner; bubble-head.
- A navy hardhat or salvage diver, inspired by the shape of the old, spun copper diving helmet.
Origin
bubble + -head
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