meatheads

Gym-obsessed simpletons

Meatheads are people perceived as stupid or brutish, especially muscular men obsessed with physical strength at the expense of intellect.

The term suggests someone whose head contains meat rather than brains: The gym was full of meatheads grunting at the mirrors.

Often applied dismissively to athletes, bodybuilders, or aggressive men.

physique

bodybuilder

Competitive physique athlete

bulk · strongman · weightlifter · beefy · swole · jacked · buff · hulking · barrel-chested · ripped

insult

dunce

Slow-witted person

lunkhead · oaf · lout · brute · clod · buffoon · airhead · simpleton · dolt · ignoramus

gym

dumbbells

Handheld lifting weights

pre-workout · creatine · reps · sets · gains · spotter · gym-rat · lifting · bulking · cutting

stereotype

jock

Sports-obsessed person

  • broSlang for male friend
  • fratboyMale sorority equivalent member
  • alphaFirst Greek letter

macho · testosterone · aggro · dudebro · lunkhead · juice-head · swagger · posturing · flexing · showing-off

Categories
Opposites
intelligence/intellectualism

meatheadsintellectuals

People of scholarly pursuits

eggheads · nerds · geniuses · scholars · brainiacs

social refinement/sophistication

meatheadssophisticates

Worldly, cultured individuals

aesthetes · connoisseurs · highbrows · literati · cognoscenti

Family

meathead

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