chowderhead

chow·der·head

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chou-der-hed]
- /ˈtʃaʊ dərˌhɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chou-der-hed]
- /ˈtʃaʊ dərˌhɛd/

Definitions of chowderhead word

noun chowderhead a fool or an idiot 3
noun chowderhead a stupid or ignorant person 3
noun chowderhead Slang. a stupid person; blockhead. 1
noun chowderhead (US, informal, pejorative) An idiot; a dummy. 0

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Origin of chowderhead

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

1825-35; compare British dial. (Lancashire) chowterhead, phonetic variant of cholterhead, dialectal variant of jolterhead, earlier jolthead, equivalent to jolt-, jolter- (probably akin to jolt, but sense uncertain) + head

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Parts of speech for Chowderhead

noun

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preposition

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exclamation

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chowderhead popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chowderhead usage trend in Literature

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