lunkhead

[ luhngk-hed ]

/ ˈlʌŋkˌhɛd /

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noun Slang.

a dull or stupid person; blockhead.

Also called lunk

[luhngk]. /lʌŋk/.

Origin of lunkhead

1850–55, Americanism;lunk (perhaps blend of lump¹ and hunk) + head

OTHER WORDS FROM lunkhead

lunkheaded, adjective

Words nearby lunkhead

lunisolar precession, lunitidal, lunitidal interval, lunk, lunker, lunkhead, lunt, lunula, lunular, lunulate, luny

Example sentences from the Web for lunkhead

Like everyone was ready to do away with the lunkhead eye-candy guy, and Heidi was like, oh, I didn't think his was so bad at all.
Five Gays on Project Runway's Demise|Choire Sicha|November 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Here, take hold of these guns—-easy now, they won't hurt you; one at a time, you lunkhead!
Kennedy Square|F. Hopkinson Smith
They cant see through the wall, you lunkhead, answered Bob, and if anyone comes out well see em and let you know.
Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour
Why don't you take your lunkhead of a son home to his mother, if he isn't bright enough to understand fun!
Boyhood in Norway|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

Why, you lunkhead, this gentleman will tell you I am his guest!
The Haunted Pajamas|Francis Perry Elliott
The conclusion, in the light of what we knew from Rutter, was obvious, even to a lunkhead like myself.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair