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prickhead

prickhead noun: a jerk; a mean or rude person.

Noun

prickhead (plural prickheads)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A jerk; a mean or rude person.

Forms of prickhead

pluralprickheads

Origin of prickhead

From prick (“penis”) + -head.

Questions about prickhead

What does prickhead mean?
Prickhead means a jerk; a mean or rude person.
What part of speech is prickhead?
Prickhead is a noun.
What is the plural of prickhead?
The plural of prickhead is prickheads.

Words near prickhead in the dictionary

  1. prickette
  2. prickettes
  3. Pricketts
  4. prickface
  5. prickfaces
  6. prickhead
  7. prickheads
  8. prickier
  9. prickiest
  10. pricking
  11. pricking at the belt

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