meathead
US/ˈmitˌhɛd/
meathead noun: an ungainly, dull, or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful, and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.
Noun
meathead (plural meatheads)
- An ungainly, dull, or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful, and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.
- A large, muscular, stupid man, especially an athlete.
- Gary was a hulking meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar.
- A member of the Canadian Forces Military Police.
Synonyms of meathead
Forms of meathead
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Origin of meathead
From meat + head. The term meathead is often said to come from the popular sitcom All In The Family (first aired 1971), wherein main character Archie Bunker uses the nickname to address his son-in-law Michael Stivic, but there are numerous earlier attestations of the word, some as early as 1863.
Questions about meathead
- What does meathead mean?
- Meathead means an ungainly, dull, or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful, and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.
- What part of speech is meathead?
- Meathead is a noun.
- How do you pronounce meathead?
- Meathead is pronounced /ˈmitˌhɛd/ (US).
- What is the plural of meathead?
- The plural of meathead is meatheads.
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