as in idiot
a stupid person
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Recent Examples of loggerhead
Brian is refusing to relent though, leaving the couple at loggerheads.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Madrid is currently at loggerheads with the league, its president Javier Tebas and referees over match officiating, which Atletico hasn’t wasted the opportunity to poke fun at online.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
China and the Philippines are also at loggerheads over the presence of U.S. Mid-Range Capability missile system, also known as the Typhon, since April 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Madrid is currently at loggerheads with the league, its president Javier Tebas and referees over match officiating, which Atletico hasn’t wasted the opportunity to poke fun at online.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
China and the Philippines are also at loggerheads over the presence of U.S. Mid-Range Capability missile system, also known as the Typhon, since April 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerhead
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Researchers examined the feeding and habitat patterns of 62 great hammerhead sharks sampled between 2018 and 2025.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In 2018, a visitor fishing in the surf at North Carolina’s Outer Banks pulled out a 6-foot hammerhead shark that outweighed him.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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