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duffle-headed

duffle-headed adjective: stupid, unintelligent.

Adjective

duffle-headed (comparative more duffle-headed, superlative most duffle-headed)

  1. (informal, rare) Stupid, unintelligent.
    • Every economic crash wears a disguise. On the surface, it looks unique—like something that's never happened before. On the surface, it looks like it was caused by big mistakes. By villains. By presidents and their duffle-headed economic policies.2010, Howard Bloom, The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism, Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 28

Synonyms of duffle-headed

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Forms of duffle-headed

comparativemore duffle-headed
superlativemost duffle-headed

Origin of duffle-headed

Uncertain; Green's Dictionary of Slang tentatively suggests a connection with bufflehead.

Questions about duffle-headed

What does duffle-headed mean?
Duffle-headed means stupid, unintelligent.
What part of speech is duffle-headed?
Duffle-headed is an adjective.

Words near duffle-headed in the dictionary

  1. duffle
  2. duffle bag
  3. duffle bags
  4. duffle coat
  5. duffle coats
  6. duffle-headed
  7. duffles
  8. duffo
  9. Duffryn
  10. duffs
  11. duffs up

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