hammerheads

noun

plural of hammerhead
as in idiots
a stupid person we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding

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Recent Examples of hammerheads Massachusetts beachgoers don't have to worry too much about hammerheads. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Just like other hammerheads, smooth hammerheads are threatened by overfishing. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 New research in Puerto Rico reveals that local scalloped hammerheads are a genetically distinct population, underscoring urgent conservation needs. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In a search for answers, Bertie Gregory — an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer and National Geographic Explorer — dives into Mexico's Pacific waters to seek out hammerheads, which are becoming increasingly rare to spot. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 There may be different types of sharks showing up, such as tiger, bull sharks and smooth hammerheads, Lowe said. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 These include Caribbean reef sharks, oceanic white tips, great hammerheads, tiger sharks and bull sharks. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Elphinstone Reef consistently ranks among the world’s best dive sites thanks to its abundance of healthy soft corals and frequent shark sightings, including the chance to see everything from thresher sharks to scalloped hammerheads. — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 We are not meant to be hammerheads in a world of nails. — Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerheads
  1. idiots
  2. morons
  3. dummies
  4. lunatics
  5. mutts
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Sophie Cunningham never said trans rights weren't human rights, dummies.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Many of the dummies evolved admirably over the competition’s final hour, complete with fine laugh lines and subtle details like creeping wisps of nose hair, which were gingerly applied with tweezers and Krazy Glue.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of dummies
Noun
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of mutts

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