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—lunkheaded, adj./lungk"hed'/, n. Slang.a dull or stupid person; blockhead. Also called lunk /lungk/.[1850-55, Amer.; lunk (perh. b. LUMP1 and HUNK) + HEAD]
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lunkhead — ☆ lunkhead [luŋk′hed΄ ] n. [prob. echoic alteration of LUMP1 (after HUNK) + HEAD] Informal a stupid person: also lunk lunkheaded adj … English World dictionary
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lunkhead — noun Derogatory term for a fool or idiot. Usually used as an insult when angry. You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid? … Wiktionary
lunkhead — A colloquial American term for a blockhead. ‘You lunkheads’ is addressed to a group of soldiers by an NCO in the Laurel and Hardy film Pack up your Troubles. The Middle Man, by David Chandler, has one American saying to another: ‘Don’t you see … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
lunkhead — noun Etymology: probably alteration of lump + head Date: 1868 a stupid person ; dolt • lunkheaded adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
lunkhead — Synonyms and related words: addlebrain, addlehead, addlepate, beefhead, blockhead, blubberhead, blunderhead, bonehead, boob, booby, bufflehead, cabbagehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, chump, clodhead, clodpate, clodpoll, dolt, dolthead, dullhead,… … Moby Thesaurus
Lunkhead — great, big stupid bloke … Dictionary of Australian slang
lunkhead — Australian Slang great, big stupid bloke … English dialects glossary
lunkhead — lunk|head [ lʌŋk,hed ] noun count AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL a stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lunkhead — n American a slow witted person, dullard. The term originated in the USA in the 19th cen tury. It usually evokes a large, clumsy, ungainly person of low intelligence and/ or slow reactions. It is a blend of lump and hunk … Contemporary slang
