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airhead

13 8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
  • noun
  • /ˈɛrˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
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  • Will you listen to this airhead who keeps forgetting her own plans?
  • airhead Valley Girl

And so she talks like kind of a airhead and she always goes and like vocal fry.

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Examples

Synonyms

dickhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is milder and means airy or silly absence of thought rather than hostility
bonehead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
43 7.9

A person who does silly things without thinking

tends to point to airy absent-minded behaviour rather than blunt lack of sense
nitwit
vsairhead
  • Offensive
36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

adds a sense of being scatterbrained and informal rather than only stupid
pinhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
35 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is softer, implying airy absent-mindedness instead of direct ignorance
butthead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
14 8.8

A rude, silly person who annoys others

focuses on silly forgetfulness rather than rudeness or deliberate annoyance
dingbat
vsairhead
  • Offensive
6 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

is more likely to mean absent-minded or scatterbrained rather than just playful
lunkhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is more about being scatterbrained or flighty than blunt stupidity
nimrod
vsairhead
  • Offensive
5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is similar but often stresses absent-mindedness rather than mere incompetence
chowderhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

focuses more on absent-minded silliness than on general foolishness
dunderhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is often used for light childish silliness rather than serious dullness
bobo
vsairhead
  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more playful and less harsh, often meaning scatterbrained silliness
hammerhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is often lighter, implying airy silliness rather than blunt stupidity
chucklehead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is a milder label that often points to absent-minded playfulness
featherhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who is silly and often forgets things

leans toward general silliness or low intelligence rather than only scatterbrainedness
featherbrain
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 8.7

A person who is silly and not very bright

highlights airy absent-mindedness rather than clear lack of intelligence
jughead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

leans more toward calling someone absent-minded rather than simple foolishness
stupidhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is similar but can also mean lacking attention or being scatterbrained
dumbhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is usually milder, stressing silly absent-minded behaviour not deep stupidity
gomer
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

focuses more on lack of thought rather than clumsy physical behaviour
bubble-head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is similar but can stress absent-mindedness rather than trivial silliness
blubberhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is lighter and often implies being airy rather than strictly stupid
dumb cluck
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is more playful and implies scatterbrained silliness rather than pure incompetence
stupid-head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is broader, also covering absent-minded or airy behaviour not just a taunt
dopehead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is the casual term for someone airy or scatterbrained without drug implication
loggerhead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is often less harsh, meaning silly or scatterbrained rather than firmly stupid
potato head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

often points to airy absent-mindedness rather than persistent stupidity
coconut head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

is lighter, implying scatterbrained silliness rather than fixed lack of sense
conehead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is more about being airy or forgetful rather than strongly stupid
puzzlehead
vsairhead
  • Slang
9.7

A person who is often confused or forgetful

emphasizes silly or unintelligent traits rather than only absent-mindedness
addle-head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often thinks in a confused or silly way

is a lighter informal label for silly or careless behaviour
addlehead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is foolish and cannot think clearly

is a playful tag implying airy absent-minded silliness instead
der-brain
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly or forgets things

focuses more on simple silliness rather than forgetful clumsiness
McStupid
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is the informal label for a generally silly or scatterbrained person rather than a momentary feeling
hoghead
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is less about coarseness and more about light absent-minded silliness
pudden-head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is more playful and can imply thoughtless silliness rather than deep foolishness
bum head
vsairhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or careless way

stresses absent-minded silliness rather than mere carelessness
barney
vsairhead
  • Offensive
8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more likely to describe lasting scatterbrained behaviour than a one-off act
fribble
vsairhead
  • Archaic
9.9

A silly person who does not act seriously

is the modern informal insult for being scatterbrained or unintelligent

Antonyms

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

Idioms

8.6

To behave in a silly way without thinking when nervous or tired

How Silly

idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
airhead
  • Offensive
13 8.8
scatterbrain
  • Offensive
1 7.0

Surface Forms

airhead singular
airheads plural

Morphology

airhead = air + head (semi-transparent) = air + head

The slang sense is a figurative metaphor ('air' implying emptiness + 'head') that is guessable but not strictly literal.

Etymology

Airhead as an insult mixes air and head to give the picture of a head full of 'air' instead of thoughts, so an airhead is someone seen as empty-headed or not thinking clearly.