blockhead

English

Alternative forms

• block head, block-head

Etymology

1549, block (“n.”) +‎ head.

Noun

blockhead (plural blockheads)

1. (colloquial) A stupid person.
   • 1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto:

     So I think, blockheads, said Manfred: what is it has scared you thus?

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• blockheaded
• blockheadess

Translations

stupid person

Armenian: տխմար (hy) (txmar) Chinese: Mandarin: 傻子 (cmn) (shǎzi), 傻瓜 (cmn) (shǎguā) Dutch: stomkop (nl) m. and f., domkop (nl) m. and f. Finnish: pölkkypää (fi), puupää (fi) French: imbécile (fr)

German: Dummkopf (de) m. Japanese: でくのぼう (ja) (dekunobō), うすのろ (ja) (usunoro) Latin: caudex (la) Russian: тупица (ru) (tupíca) c., болван (ru) (bolván) m. Scottish Gaelic: amadan (gd) m., burraidh (gd) m. Swedish: träskalle ("woodhead")