as in idiots
a stupid person
only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times
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Recent Examples of blockheads
August is when blockheads get cut.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockheads
Noun
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Blockheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockheads. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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