ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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