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knothead

knothead noun: a stupid or stubborn person.

Noun

knothead (plural knotheads)

  1. (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
    • CATHERINE: With the pace we've set it'll still be months before the mill's bankrupt. I don't know if I can wait that long. Besides, there's always a chance my knothead husband may decide to take a peek at those dusty old books.1989, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Twin Peaks (television screenplay: episode 1)

Forms of knothead

pluralknotheads

Origin of knothead

From knot + head.

Questions about knothead

What does knothead mean?
Knothead means a stupid or stubborn person.
What part of speech is knothead?
Knothead is a noun.
What is the plural of knothead?
The plural of knothead is knotheads.

Words near knothead in the dictionary

  1. knotfulness
  2. knotfuls
  3. knotgrass
  4. knotgrasses
  5. Knoth
  6. knothead
  7. knotheads
  8. knothole
  9. knothole section
  10. knothole sections
  11. knotholed

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