cabbage head

Dense vegetable ball

A cabbage head is the compact, rounded mass of leaves that forms the edible part of a cabbage plant.

The term also serves as a mild insult for a stupid person—someone whose head is as dense and layered as a cabbage: Don't be such a cabbage head.

insult

blockhead

Stupid, foolish person

dimwit · simpleton · nitwit · dolt · dope · ignoramus · imbecile · moron · nincompoop · oaf

Opposites
LEAF FORMATION (botanical)

cabbage headromaine

Elongated, crisp lettuce

kale · chard · spinach · arugula · Swiss chard

INTELLIGENCE (slang insult)

cabbage headgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brainiac · egghead · intellectual · mastermind · Einstein

Family

cabbage, head, cabbages, heads, headed, heading, headless, header, headings

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G