as in idiot
a stupid person
he's a meathead, but handy to have around if there's any heavy lifting to be done
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Recent Examples of meathead
Dana Taylor: Of course, not all great film directors began their careers as actors, but Rob Reiner did as meathead in the classic television show 'All in the Family'.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera If 2018’s Den of Thieves played like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), then the new Den of Thieves 2: Pantera plays like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice (2006).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Kieron Moore provides the necessary boo-hiss factor as Slovacek, a Czech-American meathead who accepts the comparisons to Ivan Drago as a badge of honor.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Our feature on the meathead genius of Dan Campbell.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera If 2018’s Den of Thieves played like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), then the new Den of Thieves 2: Pantera plays like a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice (2006).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Kieron Moore provides the necessary boo-hiss factor as Slovacek, a Czech-American meathead who accepts the comparisons to Ivan Drago as a badge of honor.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Our feature on the meathead genius of Dan Campbell.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meathead
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Meathead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meathead. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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