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woodenhead

[ wood-n-hed ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a stupid person; blockhead.


woodenhead

/ ˈ·ÉÊŠ»åÉ™²ÔËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. informal.
    a dull, foolish, or unintelligent person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • ËŒ·É´Ç´Ç»å±ð²Ôˈ³ó±ð²¹»å±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of woodenhead1

First recorded in 1825–35; wooden + head
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Example Sentences

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Masina’s performance is nearly silent; unmistakably Chaplinesque with her derby, oversized coat and makeshift cane, she also evokes Stan Laurel, Harpo Marx and, as a little woodenhead, Pinocchio too.

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“Keep her as she goes, you witless woodenhead! Row, you spineless slave-sons! That’s Thwil Bay and the Knoll of Roke, as any fool could see! Row!â€

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And look here, that woodenhead Fritz who drove me over chose to leave the car just when I wanted him to bring me here.

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His opponent is a woodenhead, and being booze-soaked is no bar to high office, since that is pretty much the permanent condition of most of the population.

He was generally despised even by his colleagues; "Tovarish Woodenhead," they sneered behind his back because of his mimicry of Moscow.

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