chowderhead

A real dimwit

A chowderhead is a stupid person—someone whose head seems full of mush rather than brains.

The word is mildly insulting but old-fashioned, more likely to appear in old movies or comic strips than contemporary speech: Don't be such a chowderhead.

insult

numbskull

Stupid or foolish person

airhead · lunkhead · nincompoop · meathead · pinhead · fathead · birdbrain · lamebrain · dullard · nitwit

affectionate

goofball

Amiable fool

lunkhead · silly · lovable · endearing · harmless · bumbling · well-meaning · hapless · clumsy · adorkable

foolish

harebrained

Recklessly stupid or impractical

asinine · inane · absurd · thoughtless · unthinking · imprudent · unwise · senseless · idiotic · moronic

mocking

ridicule

Contemptuous mocking treatment

  • tauntInsulting provocation
  • jeerVocal expression of scorn
  • teaseMock playfully

razz · rib · lampoon · mock · deride · scorn · sneer · jibe · heckle · put-down

Categories
Opposites
intelligence/mental capacity

chowderheadgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brain · intellectual · whiz · wizard · brainiac

Family

chowderheaded, chowderheads

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G