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chucklehead

/ˈt͡ʃʌkl̩ˌhɛd/

chucklehead noun: a stupid or clumsy person.

chucklehead: a stupid or clumsy person
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Noun

chucklehead (plural chuckleheads)

  1. (informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
  2. A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.

Forms of chucklehead

pluralchuckleheads

Origin of chucklehead

From chuckle + -head, from chuckle (“clumsy”).

Questions about chucklehead

What does chucklehead mean?
Chucklehead means a stupid or clumsy person.
What part of speech is chucklehead?
Chucklehead is a noun.
How do you pronounce chucklehead?
Chucklehead is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌkl̩ˌhɛd/.
What is the plural of chucklehead?
The plural of chucklehead is chuckleheads.

Words near chucklehead in the dictionary

  1. chucklebutt
  2. chucklebutts
  3. chuckled
  4. chucklefuck
  5. chucklefucks
  6. chucklehead
  7. chuckleheaded
  8. chuckleheadedness
  9. chuckleheads
  10. chuckler
  11. chucklers

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