Meanings
plural knobheads · alternative knob head · alternative nobhead · alternative nob head · alternative nob-head
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangvulgarA fool; an idiot; a contemptible person.
Luca was wary of Tav getting away with too much twattishness, because he had a lot of it floating around, and maybe some people liked that whole knobhead dominant guy thing, but not Luca.
2015, Matthew J. Metzger, The Italian Word for Kisses, page 193Synonyms: knob, knobber, knob-gobbler, knob polisher, cockhead, dickhead, assbag, assbreath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of glans penis.
nounA fool; an idiot; a contemptible person.
Origin
From knob + head. Compare dickhead, cockhead.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech kretén
- kreténfool, idiot
Finnish kusimutteri
- kusimutterifool, idiot
French tête de nœud
- tête de nœudfool, idiot
German Idiot, Trottel
- Idiotfool, idiot
- Trottelfool, idiot
Russian дурак, тупица
- дурак (durak)fool, idiot
- тупица (tupica)fool, idiot
- болван (bolvan)fool, idiot
- идиот (idiot)fool, idiot
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knobhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobhead
“knobhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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