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muttonhead

[ muht-n-hed ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.


muttonhead

/ ˈʌəˌɛ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a stupid or ignorant person; fool
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳٳٴDzˌ𲹻, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳtDz·𲹻e adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of muttonhead1

First recorded in 1795–1805; mutton 1 + head
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He even called George Washington a “muttonhead” and “too illiterate, unlearned, unread, for his station and reputation.”

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I am surrounded by nothing but suicidal muttonheads.

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“Aye. I have squandered a third of my life trying to teach the rudiments of swordplay to churls, muttonheads, and knaves. Small good that will do me in those woods.”

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Scarcely has the door closed behind him when Scirocco bursts out violently: "You are a muttonhead, Pistasch; the little banker is a hundred times cleverer than you."

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"Could be more use than you think, muttonhead."

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