leatherhead
- noun
- /ˈlɛðərˌhɛd/
- Offensive
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tonto
- Don't be a leatherhead—read the instructions before you start assembling the furniture.
Examples
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She laughed and said, 'Only a leatherhead would try to fix that without turning off the power.'
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He called his friend a leatherhead after he forgot his keys for the third time.
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Don't be such a leatherhead!
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Why did you act like a leatherhead during the meeting?
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He called his friend a leatherhead after he forgot his keys for the third time.
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Don't be a leatherhead—read the instructions before you start assembling the furniture.
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She laughed and said, 'Only a leatherhead would try to fix that without turning off the power.'
Synonyms
43
7.9
A person who does silly things without thinking
42
8.1
A person who behaves in a foolish way
35
8.7
A person who makes silly mistakes
17
9.0
A rude name for a person who is very muscular but not seen as smart
13
8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
6
8.2
A person who is foolish and not very smart
6
9.9
An insulting name for a stupid, clumsy person
5
9.7
A person who is not very smart
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
3
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
3
9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
3
9.3
A person who is not very smart
3
8.4
A rude word for someone who is not smart
1
9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
1
9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person someone insults for being slow or having old-fashioned views
1
8.9
A person who is silly and often forgets things
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
1
9.9
A person who acts foolish or refuses to listen
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9.9
An unpleasant or foolish person said as an insult
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.1
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
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8.4
A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way
1
9.9
A person who is very stupid or foolish
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
9.9
A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense
1
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does foolish things
Not smart and slow to understand
A person who is not very smart
A person who is foolish and cannot think clearly
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
A rude name for a person who is slow to understand
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A person who acts like a fool and makes poor decisions
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember leatherhead as an insult is to think of leather + head — a head that is 'hard' like leather and slow to learn. That's why calling someone a leatherhead means they are foolish or thick-headed.