pinhead

Fool or fastener-top

A pinhead is the small, rounded end of a pin—something tiny.

By extension, pinhead means a stupid person, someone whose brain is supposedly the size of a pin's head: Don't be such a pinhead.

The insult is mild and somewhat dated.

Pinhead also describes anything unusually small: pinhead-sized dots.

tiny

minuscule

Extremely small in size

dot · fleck · mote · grain · iota · particle · atom · molecule · nanoscale · micro

insult

dimwit

Foolish, slow person

nitwit · fool · moron · idiot · simpleton · ignoramus · airhead · bonehead · numbskull · knucklehead

sharp

point

Exact location or meaning

  • tipEnd or gratuity
  • prickPierce lightly with point
  • pierceMake hole through

pointed · needle · spike · tack · jabbing · poking · pricking · puncture · stick · sharp end

sewing

needle

Pointed implement for sewing

notions · buttons · snaps · fasteners · dressmaking · quilting · seamstress · tailor · sewing · cushion

Categories
Opposites
intelligence (pejorative sense)

pinheadgenius

Person of rare brilliance

brainiac · intellectual · brain · egghead · whiz

size (literal sense)

pinheadboulder

Large weathered stone

basketball · watermelon · grapefruit · melon · pumpkin

Family

pinheads

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG