fathead

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noun

fat·​head ˈfat-ˌhed 

: a stupid person

fatheaded

ˈfat-ˈhe-dəd 

adjective

fatheadedly adverb

fatheadedness noun

fatheaded

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adjective

: dull-witted : markedly foolish : stupid, idiotic

fatheadedly adverb

By then, I owned an Amiga computer, and was prone to prickliness when users of Atari's ST line fatheadedly contended that their machines were superior to mine.

—Harry McCracken, PC World, 19 May 2010

Synonyms of fathead

Noun

• idiot
• moron
• stupid

Examples of fathead in a Sentence

Noun

Don't be such a fathead!

so who's the fathead who messed around with my movie collection?

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fathead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

fathead

noun

fat·​head ˈfat-ˌhed 

: a stupid person