lardhead

English

Etymology

From lard +‎ -head.

Noun

lardhead (plural lardheads)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person.

   Synonyms: lardbrain; see also Thesaurus:fool

   • 2004, Robert Cooley, Hillel Levin, When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down, New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 109:

     A few other Mob lardheads were "elected" alderman until Fred Roti settled in for the long haul, but the real reins of power passed to Pat Marcy.

References

• “lardhead n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
• “lardhead, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.