chowderhead
noun
chow·der·head ˈchau̇-dər-ˌhed 
: dolt, blockhead
chowderheaded
ˈchau̇-dər-ˌhe-dəd
adjective 
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The chowder in chowderhead is neither New England nor Manhattan (though one could speculate that a chowderhead has either type of clam chowder for brains). Chowderhead is a mispronunciation of jolterhead, a derivative of the 16th-century insult jolt head. Before being extended to a thickheaded person (i.e., a blockhead), the term jolt head was used literally for a large, heavy head. The etymology of jolt head is obscure; the term is likely connected somehow to the jolt that means "an abrupt jerky blow or movement," but the exact nature of the connection is not known.
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
instantly concluded his new son-in-law was a chowderhead
Word History
Etymology
alteration of dialect jolterhead blockhead
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
chowderheads
noun
as in morons
a stupid person instantly concluded his new son-in-law was a chowderhead Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- morons
- idiots
- stupids
- lunkheads
- dunderheads
- boneheads
- chuckleheads
- dummies
- bubbleheads
- numskulls
- pinheads
- dopes
- lunatics
- losers
- yahoos
- knuckleheads
- hardheads
- fools
- mutts
- cretins
- prats
- dolts
- dullards
- deadheads
- geese
- imbeciles
- ignoramuses
- nincompoops
- blockheads
- dumbheads
- jackasses
- dimwits
- meatheads
- nimrods
- ninnies
- cuddies
- sapheads
- jerks
- dunces
- stupes
- airheads
- dim bulbs
- numbskulls
- dumb clucks
- fatheads
- schnooks
- hammerheads
- doofuses
- turkeys
- loons
- goofs
- dorks
- noddies
- simpletons
- nitwits
- goons
- donkeys
- noodles
- woodenheads
- ignorami
- birdbrains
- dum-dums
- naturals
- dips
- clowns
- thickheads
- dufuses
- schlubs
- ganders
- know-nothings
- dumbbells
- loggerheads
- nuts
- clucks
- shlubs
- oafs
- lamebrains
- stocks
- ratbags
- lumps
- half-wits
- golems
- clodpoles
- ninnyhammers
- momes
- villains
- clodpolls
- clunks
- dodos
- buffoons
- skunk
- skunks
- dummkopfs
- zanies
- nits
- dodoes
- yo-yos
- loonies
- clots
- boobies
- mugs
- madmen
- snakes
- scatterbrains
- creeps
- gawks
- churls
- heels
- boors
- beasts
- stinkers
- featherbrains
- cads
- curs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- geniuses
- intellectuals
- genii
- wizards
- intellects
- thinkers
- sages
- whizzes
- sharpies
- polymaths
- Renaissance men