pumpkin head

noun

A severe head injury resulting from a beating.

Meanings

nounpumpkin head (plural pumpkin heads)

plural pumpkin heads

  1. USidiomaticslangA severe head injury resulting from a beating.
  2. ethnicslangslurAn Asian, from being reputed to have large round heads.
  3. USarchaicslangA New Englander.
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APA

pumpkin head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkin%20head

MLA

“pumpkin head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkin%20head. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumpkin head,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkin%20head.

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