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Definition of Blockhead
1. Noun. A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.
Generic synonyms: Dolt, Dullard, Pillock, Poor Fish, Pudden-head, Pudding Head, Stupe, Stupid, Stupid Person
Definition of Blockhead
1. n. A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
Definition of Blockhead
1. Noun. (colloquial) A stupid person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blockhead
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blockhead
Literary usage of Blockhead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Delaware Water Gap: Its Scenery, Its Legends and Early History by Luke Wills Brodhead (1870)
"blockhead Mountain. blockhead Mountain is a spur of the Blue Ridge on the New
Jersey side of the river, branching out from the main mountain a few miles ..."
2. The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1906)
"blockhead!' said his brothers, ' what are you going to do with it? ... returned
blockhead-Hans; and the brothers laughed and rode on a good way. ..."
3. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1851)
"By deceiving one man (a great blockhead), and tempting two (not incorruptible),
he might have secured a majority of the States. He will never have another ..."
4. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... A blockhead You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come: Knock as you please,
there's nobody at home. Alexander Pope. ..."
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