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mulehead

mulehead noun: a stubborn or stupid person.

Noun

mulehead (plural muleheads)

  1. A stubborn or stupid person.
    • “Papi, those diplomas don’t mean a damn thing anymore. Everybody’s getting one. It’s all paper, Papi.”
      “So is money!” Papi retored, red-faced. “I’m ashamed.” But he gave in; he had no choice; it was hopeless to argue with a mulehead.1972 August 7, Edward Rivera, “La Situación”, in New York, page 54

Forms of mulehead

pluralmuleheads

Origin of mulehead

From mule + head.

Questions about mulehead

What does mulehead mean?
Mulehead means a stubborn or stupid person.
What part of speech is mulehead?
Mulehead is a noun.
What is the plural of mulehead?
The plural of mulehead is muleheads.

Words near mulehead in the dictionary

  1. muleback
  2. mulebacks
  3. muled
  4. muledriver
  5. muledrivers
  6. mulehead
  7. muleheaded
  8. muleheads
  9. Mulekite
  10. Mulekites
  11. muleless

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