thickhead

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noun

A stupid person.

“Near-synonyms: bonehead, numskull; see also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot”

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Meanings

nounthickhead (plural thickheads)

plural thickheads

  1. informalA stupid person.

    Near-synonyms: bonehead, numskull; see also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot

    Synonyms: bonehead, numskull, alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk

  2. Any of several species of Australian songbirds of the genus Pachycephala.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stupid person.

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boneheadnumskullalcatoteasshatarseholeassholebayardberkbirdbrainblitherbobchinboneheadbozobuffoonbrickheadCharliechuckleheadchowderheadchumpclart

More synonyms by meaning

nounAustralian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call

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whistler
Broader
Old World flycatchertrue flycatcherflycatcher
Also see
boneheadfoolidiotnumskullragleafwhistler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From thick + head. Compare West Frisian dikharsens (“blockhead”, literally “thick brain”). Compare thickwitted.

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Translations

Dutch domkop, leeghoofd
  • domkopsomeone stupid
  • leeghoofdsomeone stupid
Finnish paksupää, viheltäjä
  • paksupääsomeone stupid
  • viheltäjäbird of the genus Pachycephala
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thickhead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thickhead.

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