puzzle-headn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌzlhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpəz(ə)lˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puzzle n., head n.¹

Etymology: < puzzle n. + head n.¹ In sense 1 probably after puzzle-headed adj.With sense 1 compare earlier puzzle-pate n., puzzle-pated adj.

1. A puzzle-headed person; a person confused in his or her mind or thought.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > confused, muddled person > [noun]

mafflardc1450

juffler15..

dromedary1567

madbrain1570

batie buma1586

addle-head1592

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addle-pate1601

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blunderbuss1692

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shaffles1703

fog-pate1732

blunderer1741

puzzle-pate1761

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étourdi1768

botch1769

puddle1782

bumble1789

scatter-brain1790

addle-brain1799

puzzle-head1815

shaffler1828

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flounderer1836

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plug1848

incompetent1866

schlemiel1868

dinlo1873

drumble-dore1881

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dub1887

prune1895

foozler1896

bollock1916

messer1926

Pilot Officer (also P.O.) Prune1942

spaz1965

spastic1981

1815 J. H. Payne Trial Without Jury i, in America's Lost Plays (1940) V. 9 A puzzle-head like you might forget indeed.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vi. xli. 226 ‘They don't see it in that light themselves’... ‘No,..because most men are puzzle-heads.’

1989 Q. Bell Bad Art 70 There were those who, when confronted by these unfamiliar works, were able to dismiss Cézanne as a bungler and Fry as a deluded puzzlehead.

2002 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 26 May d9 We are all little puzzle heads, and autism strikes to the heart of how human cognition works and how we determine what is socially normal.

2. Chiefly North American. A person who is enthusiastic about puzzles, esp. crossword puzzles.

ΚΠ

1974 Sat. Rev. World (U.S.) 23 Mar. 66/1 Linnie is a puzzlehead. In fact, she comes from a family of puzzleheads.

1984 Los Angeles Times 11 Apr. v. 3/1 If you're a puzzlehead, you probably solved the..crossword puzzle in the Book Review section.

2003 Florida Today (Nexis) 14 Oct. Something for the puzzle-heads on your gift list... Living Scenes Jigsaw Puzzles are on-screen puzzles that include animated content.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puzzle-head
释义	puzzle-headn. Brit. /ˈpʌzlhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpəz(ə)lˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puzzle n., head n.¹ Etymology: < puzzle n. + head n.¹ In sense 1 probably after puzzle-headed adj.With sense 1 compare earlier puzzle-pate n., puzzle-pated adj. 1. A puzzle-headed person; a person confused in his or her mind or thought. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > confused, muddled person > [noun] mafflardc1450 juffler15.. dromedary1567 madbrain1570 batie buma1586 addle-head1592 blunderkin1596 nit1598 addle-pate1601 hash1655 blunderbuss1692 blunderhead1692 shaffles1703 fog-pate1732 blunderer1741 puzzle-pate1761 slouch1767 étourdi1768 botch1769 puddle1782 bumble1789 scatter-brain1790 addle-brain1799 puzzle-head1815 shaffler1828 chowderhead1833 muddlehead1833 muddler1833 flounderer1836 duffer1842 muddle-pate1844 plug1848 incompetent1866 schlemiel1868 dinlo1873 drumble-dore1881 hodmandod1881 dub1887 prune1895 foozler1896 bollock1916 messer1926 Pilot Officer (also P.O.) Prune1942 spaz1965 spastic1981 1815 J. H. Payne Trial Without Jury i, in America's Lost Plays (1940) V. 9 A puzzle-head like you might forget indeed. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vi. xli. 226 ‘They don't see it in that light themselves’... ‘No,..because most men are puzzle-heads.’ 1989 Q. Bell Bad Art 70 There were those who, when confronted by these unfamiliar works, were able to dismiss Cézanne as a bungler and Fry as a deluded puzzlehead. 2002 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 26 May d9 We are all little puzzle heads, and autism strikes to the heart of how human cognition works and how we determine what is socially normal. 2. Chiefly North American. A person who is enthusiastic about puzzles, esp. crossword puzzles. ΚΠ 1974 Sat. Rev. World (U.S.) 23 Mar. 66/1 Linnie is a puzzlehead. In fact, she comes from a family of puzzleheads. 1984 Los Angeles Times 11 Apr. v. 3/1 If you're a puzzlehead, you probably solved the..crossword puzzle in the Book Review section. 2003 Florida Today (Nexis) 14 Oct. Something for the puzzle-heads on your gift list... Living Scenes Jigsaw Puzzles are on-screen puzzles that include animated content. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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