Lunkhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlʌnk.hɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lunkhead is a noun meaning (derogatory, informal, originally US) A fool or idiot.
Meaning
(derogatory, informal, originally US) A fool or idiot.
Example Sentences
You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid?
Eww, you've got to check out her creepy friends.. It's like these JAP actress sluts and some American Gladiators reject lunkhead!
Bill Baker is a challenging hero to root for, a thickly accented lunkhead and self-described screwup who is never without his trucker cap and wraparound shades.
More recently in the semi-mainstream, and somewhere between Jo and Lesbieber, there’s Portlandia’s Lance, of recurring couple Nina and Lance. He’s a longhaired lunkhead with a heart of gold and the patience of a man who could only actually be a woman.
Word Forms
- lunkheads
Synonyms for lunkhead
Depending on context, synonyms include addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knucklehead, blockhead, numskull, loggerhead, dunce, dunderhead.
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Sources & Attribution
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