Meaning

(colloquial) A stupid person..

Definitions by Sense

1. (colloquial) A stupid person.
2. Short for human blockhead
3. To perform as a human blockhead.
4. (rare) To behave in a stupid manner.

Example Sentences

[S]o I think, blockheads, ſaid Manfred; what is it has ſcared you thus?

[…]like a conceited mechanic in a village ale-house, you would set down every one who differs from you as an ignorant blockhead[…]

"What a blockhead that Charlie Brown is!"

Let me tell you something, blockhead: anyone who is stupid enough to do what you did deserves—

Not all of them, by no means anywhere close to all of them, just the most notable blockheads among them — three altogether, two freshmen and one sophomore, all of whom were among the first to be expelled the next day — masturbated into pairs of stolen panties[…]

Waldo was sent that from an elderly blockhead named Fuzzy in Gibtown, Florida. That's the town to which most freaks retire.

He is a classic sideshow performer, entertaining crowds with feats such as sword swallowing, fire-eating, and chainsaw juggling. His specialty, however, is the human blockhead act, hammering six-inch nails up his nostrils.

Burkhardt was a legendary figure in the sideshow world, a mentor and instructor to a new generation of blockheads and other working acts who now train in private classes at Coney Island USA's Sideshow School with Burkhardt's disciple Todd Robbins (Zigun 2006).

Word Forms

• blockheads
• block head
• block-head
• blockheading
• blockheaded

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