thickhead

[ thik-hed ]

noun

1. a stupid person; blockhead.
2. Also called whistler. any of several Old World birds of the genus Pachycephala, chiefly of various islands in the Pacific Ocean, related to the flycatchers, and having a melodious whistling call.

thickhead

/ ˈθɪkˌhɛd /

noun

1. a stupid or ignorant person; fool
2. Also calledwhistler any of various Australian and SE Asian songbirds of the family Muscicapidae (flycatchers, etc)

Derived Forms

• ˌthickˈheaded, adjective
• ˌthickˈheadedness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thickhead¹

First recorded in 1830–40; thick + head