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knobhead

knobhead noun: synonym of glans penis.

Noun

knobhead (plural knobheads)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, literally, slang, vulgar) Synonym of glans penis.
    • Holonym: knob
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar) A fool; an idiot; a contemptible person.
    • Luca was wary of Tav getting away with too much twattishness, because he had a lot of it floating around, and maybe some people liked that whole knobhead dominant guy thing, but not Luca.2015, Matthew J. Metzger, The Italian Word for Kisses, page 193

Synonyms of knobhead

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Forms of knobhead

pluralknobheads
alternative formknob head
alternative formnobhead
alternative formnob head
alternative formnob-head

Origin of knobhead

From knob + head. Compare dickhead, cockhead.

Questions about knobhead

What does knobhead mean?
Knobhead means synonym of glans penis.
What part of speech is knobhead?
Knobhead is a noun.
What is the plural of knobhead?
The plural of knobhead is knobheads.

Words near knobhead in the dictionary

  1. knobcones
  2. Knobel
  3. Knobels
  4. knobend
  5. knobends
  6. knobhead
  7. knobheaded
  8. knobheads
  9. knobkerrie
  10. knobkerries
  11. knobkerry

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