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gristlehead

gristlehead noun: a stupid person.

Noun

gristlehead (plural gristleheads)

  1. (slang) A stupid person.
    • "Most bull riders are what you call gristleheads," says Mike Lee, 23, who has won $2 million in five years of riding. "If you're intelligent, you wouldn't do it."2006, Time, volume 168

Forms of gristlehead

pluralgristleheads

Origin of gristlehead

From gristle + head.

Questions about gristlehead

What does gristlehead mean?
Gristlehead means a stupid person.
What part of speech is gristlehead?
Gristlehead is a noun.
What is the plural of gristlehead?
The plural of gristlehead is gristleheads.

Words near gristlehead in the dictionary

  1. gristbite
  2. gristed
  3. Gristhorpe
  4. gristing
  5. gristle
  6. gristlehead
  7. gristleheads
  8. gristleless
  9. gristles
  10. gristlier
  11. gristliest

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