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单词 muttonhead
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Definition of muttonhead in English:

muttonhead

noun ˈmʌtnhɛdˈmətnˌhɛd
informal
  • A stupid person.

    straighten up there, you shambling muttonheads!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maggie had a great voice, and he boomed out, ‘You're not a muttonhead; you're an All-American muttonhead.’
    • Similarly, the muttonheads who specialise in breeding particularly vicious strains, such as pit bulls, deserve lobotomies.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Derivatives

  • muttonheaded

  • adjective
    informal
    • He is a master of platitudinous nonsensical mutterings meted out in a muttonheaded masterly display of the obvious.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a follow up to my first post, and to defuse some of the righteous anger out there, I'd like to address the issue of those muttonheaded men in their driving machines.
      • His work here is similarly muttonheaded.
      • They are a greedy muttonheaded publisher and they think only one quarter's profit ahead.
      • You'd think he could take responsibility for his own goofy opinions instead of yanking me into it and claiming falsely that I endorse whatever muttonheaded thing he says.
 
 

Definition of muttonhead in US English:

muttonhead

nounˈmətnˌhedˈmətnˌhɛd
informal
  • A dull or stupid person (often used as a general term of abuse)

    straighten up there, you shambling muttonheads!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similarly, the muttonheads who specialise in breeding particularly vicious strains, such as pit bulls, deserve lobotomies.
    • Maggie had a great voice, and he boomed out, ‘You're not a muttonhead; you're an All-American muttonhead.’
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod
 
 
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