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bubbleheaded

bubbleheaded adjective: stupid; vacuous.

Adjective

bubbleheaded (comparative more bubbleheaded, superlative most bubbleheaded)

  1. (informal) Stupid; vacuous.
    • Then at the last minute Harris was brought aboard as Dr. Zachary Smith, initially an authentic, lip-curling nogoodnik who, it was presently discovered, could be better used for laughs played off Mumy and a sober-sided robot (“You bubbleheaded booby,” sneers Harris. “That does not compute,” returns...1966 September 24, TV Guide, Radnor, Pa., page 25, column 1

Forms of bubbleheaded

comparativemore bubbleheaded
superlativemost bubbleheaded

Origin of bubbleheaded

From bubble + headed.

Questions about bubbleheaded

What does bubbleheaded mean?
Bubbleheaded means stupid; vacuous.
What part of speech is bubbleheaded?
Bubbleheaded is an adjective.

Words near bubbleheaded in the dictionary

  1. bubblegum pop
  2. bubblegummy
  3. bubblegums
  4. bubbleguts
  5. bubblehead
  6. bubbleheaded
  7. bubbleheads
  8. bubblejet
  9. bubblejets
  10. bubbleless
  11. bubblelike

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