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turnip heads

turnip heads is the plural of turnip head.

Meaning of turnip head

Noun

turnip head (plural turnip heads)

  1. (derogatory, mildly) a foolish person.
    • This move was received with a contemptuous snort from Zan Zoo. "Ach, you turnip-head! You think I am afraid of you?"1891, Harper's Magazine

Questions about turnip heads

What is turnip heads the plural of?
Turnip heads is the plural of turnip head.

Words near turnip heads in the dictionary

  1. turnip fly
  2. turnip for the book
  3. turnip for the books
  4. turnip greens
  5. turnip head
  6. turnip heads
  7. turnip moth
  8. turnip moths
  9. turnip sawflies
  10. turnip sawfly
  11. turnip shell

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