Meanings
plural potatoheads
- alternativeAlternative form of potato head.
“Your old man was a dumb, sot, potatohead,” says Johnson Gayle, who lost his last set 6–2.
1986, San José Studies - Volumes 12-13, page 513 more examples
“Potatoheads are the clowns who work for Michael,” Zinnia said. “You know, Vinnie, Bobby, the late Rocco and Nix. Bozos, dummies, fucking potatoheads..."
1997, Neal Barrett Jr., Bad Eye BluesI feel like a potatohead just watching hour after hour of TV— I miss that all-important interactivity I've gotten so used to online.
1997, Meg Booker, The insider's guide to America online, page 246Complementing this kinder/gentler cop-flick vibe is a bunch of criminals they're after—a gang of bumbling thieves from the Mainland. These potatoheads can't do anything right.
2000, Stefan Hammond, Hollywood East: Hong Kong Movies and the People who Made Them
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