Melonhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Melonhead is a noun meaning (Australia, US, informal, derogatory) A fool or idiot.
Meaning
(Australia, US, informal, derogatory) A fool or idiot.
More Meanings
- (US) One of a group of legendary beings, known in parts of Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut, and generally described as small humanoids with bulbous heads who occasionally emerge from hiding-places to attack people.
Example Sentences
Uncle Gene turned toward Dad. "Let the melonhead laugh. We'll show him, won't we, pard?"
Of course you should you melonhead. Why are you being so obtuse. You are just making my whole point.
The picture showed the group, a gurning, multichinned James looking like a melonhead in the foreground, dressed in formal evening-wear and cummerbunds. How the fuck had they got hold of those pictures? The boys looked like a cabaret band. It was bad. It was very bad.
Word Forms
- melonheads
Synonyms for melonhead
Depending on context, synonyms include alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, berk, birdbrain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include melon, meathead, mufflehead, manidoo, mermayde, musketoon.
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