as in idiot
a stupid person
what pinhead put this together backwards?
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Recent Examples of pinhead
Because of a bug, only two, pinhead and pinheaded, made it into the live version.
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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
Regarding the expressionless eyes, 500 black pins were sourced to find a pinhead the right size, with the team carefully measuring each one.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
Regarding the expressionless eyes, 500 black pins were sourced to find a pinhead the right size, with the team carefully measuring each one.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinhead
Noun
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 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
Noun
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Pinhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinhead. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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