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nounsquarehead (plural squareheads)
plural squareheads
- slangAn honest person; a non-criminal.
- slangA foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
The squarehead bent his chin to his breast and said, "Very well. In an hour."
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 7711 more example
"If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."
2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch - slangA socially conventional or boring person.
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APA
squarehead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squarehead
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“squarehead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squarehead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squarehead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squarehead.
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