dumbhead
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dumbhead
Example Sentences
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He is widely reported to have called the 25-year-old a "dumbhead".
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Said one ward heeler: "The average guy might not know the ins & outs of the Wallace-Byrnes row, but he sure knows his President is a dumbhead."
From Time Magazine Archive
He things he can beat me, the dumbhead.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
You're a man of remarkable resource, and I must be a dumbhead.
From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph
If they don't sabe the buckboard's gone, which they probably will, knowin' this outfit fairly well, an' the sheriff not bein' a dumbhead; lead up to it.
From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)
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