cone head

Tapered cranium shape

Cone head is a mildly insulting term for someone perceived as stupid or odd, evoking the image of a misshapen skull.

The term gained pop culture traction from a 1970s *Saturday Night Live* sketch featuring aliens with elongated cone-shaped heads.

It can also describe the literal pointed head shape some newborns have after passing through the birth canal: The baby's cone head went back to normal after a few days.

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head shape

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Straight-bladed screwdriver type

round head · flat-top · flat-topped · block head

social/cultural type

cone headcool kid

Socially admired young person

jock · airhead · meathead · party animal · slacker

alien vs. human identity

cone headearthling

Inhabitant of this planet

regular Joe · average person · ordinary folk

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G