lunkhead

[ luhngk-hed ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a dull or stupid person; blockhead.

Other Words From

• lunkheaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunkhead¹

1850–55, Americanism; lunk (perhaps blend of lump ¹ and hunk ) + head

Example Sentences

For a performer who confessed that he thinks in show tunes, he certainly knows how to bewitch an audience with musical theater classics retooled to put lunkhead politicians with malicious agendas in their place.

From Los Angeles Times

Babbitt was a victim of the rabbit hole, he says — and her husband, Aaron, was an apolitical “lunkhead” before grief fueled his evolution into “a very sad character” co-opted by the extreme right wing.

From Los Angeles Times

“About time one of you lunkheads remembered we were in there,” grumbled Scruffy.

From Literature

That said, it takes a while for Bullock and Tatum to find their groove, in part because he isn’t as comfortable in his lunkhead role as he needs to be.

From New York Times

Detectives are stymied by bureaucrats and squabble with lunkhead patrol officers, who reliably contaminate crime scenes.

From New York Times

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• clodpoll