softheads

plural of softhead
as in flibbertigibbets
a silly flighty person gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm

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Noun
  • Bird flu is spreading again, now that wild water fowl — geese, ducks and cranes — have begun their seasonal migrations.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The two rescue animals, who once faced an uncertain future, join Stewart's four other horses, along with a diverse array of pets, including cats, dogs, donkeys, chickens, geese, and a pony.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The result is just old-fashioned cinematic fools’ gold, in which sensationalistic blather poses as social commentary.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Softheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softheads. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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