meathead

meat·head

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meet-hed]
- /ˈmitˌhɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meet-hed]
- /ˈmitˌhɛd/

Definitions of meathead word

noun meathead blockhead; dunce; fool. 1
noun meathead A stupid person. 1
noun meathead a stupid person 0
noun meathead a stupid person; blockhead 0
noun meathead (Slang) An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with another. 0
noun meathead (Slang) A large, muscular, stupid male, especially an athlete. A jock. A brute. 0

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Origin of meathead

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; meat + head

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Parts of speech for Meathead

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Meathead

meathead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for meathead

noun meathead

blockhead — a stupid person
dimwit — a stupid or slow-thinking person.
dolt — a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
dullard — a stupid, insensitive person.
dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.

All 16 Synonyms of meathead