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单词 chowderhead
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Definition of chowderhead in English:

chowderhead

noun ˈtʃaʊdəhɛdˈtʃaʊdərˌhɛd
North American informal
  • A stupid person.

    even chowderheads like us could comprehend it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I think I just coined ‘Better Blown Up Than Grown Up’ to describe the new crop of anti-war chowderheads, and their childish slogans.
    • Film can certainly be a creative medium, but for the most part, it is a cookie cutter business churning out whatever stuff this week's gang of fifteen year old chowderheads will line up to see.
    • Besides, what chowderhead keeps cracking his bubble gum near the microphone all the time, anyway?
    • These chowderheads can't seem to get it through their tiny brains that they're dealing with a legal problem now, not a PR problem.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Derivatives

  • chowderheaded

  • adjective
    North American informal
    • As usual, you've taken the most chowderheaded possible approach to an issue.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Equally chowderheaded was the European decision to reject the merger between the two companies on grounds that were spurious, at best.
      • Once the decision was made to go for chowderheaded sensation over more difficult to digest substance, things only got worse.
      • William was not the bombastic chowderheaded demagogue he was portrayed as - and in fact he actually won his case.
      • Anyway, this all goes to show how chowderheaded the Martians really are.

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably a variant of early 17th-century jolter-head 'thickheaded person'.

 
 

Definition of chowderhead in US English:

chowderhead

nounˈtʃaʊdərˌhɛdˈCHoudərˌhed
North American informal
  • A stupid person.

    even chowderheads like us could comprehend it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I think I just coined ‘Better Blown Up Than Grown Up’ to describe the new crop of anti-war chowderheads, and their childish slogans.
    • These chowderheads can't seem to get it through their tiny brains that they're dealing with a legal problem now, not a PR problem.
    • Film can certainly be a creative medium, but for the most part, it is a cookie cutter business churning out whatever stuff this week's gang of fifteen year old chowderheads will line up to see.
    • Besides, what chowderhead keeps cracking his bubble gum near the microphone all the time, anyway?
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably a variant of early 17th-century jolter-head ‘thickheaded person’.

 
 
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