noun
blockhead
noun
1
A stupid, slow-witted person.
"Only a blockhead would fall for that trick twice."
How to Use Blockhead
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn insulting term for someone considered stupid.
When to use it
Informal and mildly old-fashioned; more comic than genuinely harsh.
Word Forms
blockheaded past tense, Blockheads plural, blockheads singular
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Etymology
Formed in the sixteenth century from block plus head, comparing a dull person's head to a solid, unthinking lump of wood.