block head

Slow-witted individual

A blockhead is a stupid person—someone whose head seems as dense and unthinking as a block of wood.

The insult is old-fashioned but still understood: Don't be such a blockhead.

Also spelled as one word: blockhead.

Related
  • doltStupid person
  • foolUnwise, gullible person
  • hardFirm or demanding
  • ignoramusProfoundly uninformed person
  • denseClosely packed together

dull · dunce · simpleton · bird brain · pea brain · bonehead · brick wall · knucklehead · woodenhead · muttonhead · stubborn · idiot · dumb as a rock · cartoonish · Charlie Brown · nincompoop · halfwit · slow-witted

Categories
Opposites
intelligence

block headgenius

Person of rare brilliance

Einstein · brainiac · intellectual · mastermind · savant

mental quickness

block headquick wit

sharp mind · clever clogs · bright spark · smart cookie · sharpie

social evaluation

block headwise man

Person of great insight

sage · luminary · visionary · wizard · maven

Family

block, head, blocks, blocked, blocking, blocker, blockage, heads, headed

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G