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clothhead

clothhead noun: an unintelligent person.

Noun

clothhead (plural clothheads)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person.
    • Instant silence inside. Idiots! A confused scurrying. Clothheads! All of it perfectly audible through the flimsy door. Lardbrains!1986, Jo Clayton, Skeen's Leap, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 226
    • Land squinted at the device. 'What is it, a camera?' ¶ 'Of course not, you clothhead,' said Bryant. 'If it was a camera all it would see is the back of the picture. It's a microphone.'2014, Christopher Fowler, Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart, London: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 271

Synonyms of clothhead

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Forms of clothhead

pluralclothheads

Origin of clothhead

From cloth + -head.

Questions about clothhead

What does clothhead mean?
Clothhead means an unintelligent person.
What part of speech is clothhead?
Clothhead is a noun.
What is the plural of clothhead?
The plural of clothhead is clothheads.

Words near clothhead in the dictionary

  1. clotheswomen
  2. clothesy
  3. clothesyard
  4. clothesyards
  5. clotheth
  6. clothhead
  7. clothheads
  8. clothianidin
  9. clothier
  10. clothiers
  11. Clothiers Creek

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