as in idiot
a stupid person
what pinhead put this together backwards?
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Recent Examples of pinhead
Tiny, round exit holes — about the size of a pinhead — may appear on the bark, sometimes with dark staining or oozing sap.
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James Campbell, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Yet even capturing the identities of all 86 billion neurons, all smaller than a pinhead, plus their trillions of connections, still isn’t enough.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Because of a bug, only two, pinhead and pinheaded, made it into the live version.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 16 May 2025
For 10 consecutive days in December 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Telescope at a seemingly barren patch of sky, an area no larger than a pinhead held at arm's length.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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James Campbell, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Yet even capturing the identities of all 86 billion neurons, all smaller than a pinhead, plus their trillions of connections, still isn’t enough.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Because of a bug, only two, pinhead and pinheaded, made it into the live version.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 16 May 2025
For 10 consecutive days in December 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Telescope at a seemingly barren patch of sky, an area no larger than a pinhead held at arm's length.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhead
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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
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“Pinhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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