clothhead

plural clothheads

1. colloquialderogatoryAn unintelligent person.

   Instant silence inside. Idiots! A confused scurrying. Clothheads! All of it perfectly audible through the flimsy door. Lardbrains!

   1986, Jo Clayton, Skeen's Leap, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 226

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   Land squinted at the device. 'What is it, a camera?' ¶ 'Of course not, you clothhead,' said Bryant. 'If it was a camera all it would see is the back of the picture. It's a microphone.'

   2014, Christopher Fowler, Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart, London: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 271

   Synonyms: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither