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muttonhead

muttonhead

1 9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌtənˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
: mentecato
  • He's Batman, you moronic muttonheads, that's how.

Examples

  • The growing misuse of "begs the question" comes from some muttonhead TV talking head who thought it must mean that the discussion so far has reached a point where another question, an additional question, begs to be answered.

    Blog text (33)
  • You muttonhead, how could you forget the meeting today?

  • Damn to the depths whatever muttonhead thought up parley.

  • Hey, fleabag, muttonhead!

  • You're a muttonhead.

  • Just as not all vegetarians are saints, not all vegephobes are psychopathic muttonheads who believe that Whoppers grow in burger patches.

    Academic text (2000)
  • From the plays of Plautus, Foster has been known to teach his students such Latin insults as "vervex" (muttonhead), "vomitus" (a puke), and "caudex" (a block of wood, a blockhead).

    Academic text (1994)
  • Don't be such a muttonhead; we discussed this yesterday.

  • When he ignored my advice, I realized he really was a muttonhead.

Synonyms

fucker
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
400 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

is insulting also but generally less personally vicious
dickhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
80 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is insulting too but is not necessarily vulgar
shithead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
65 9.9

A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant

is insulting but not as strongly contemptuous or vulgar
dumbass
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
61 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is insulting too but not always delivered with coarse slang
knucklehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
47 8.1

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is insulting too but often used with more seriousness
bonehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
39 7.9

A person who does silly things without thinking

is an insult as well but may carry a harsher tone
pinhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
23 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is insulting too but may imply other tones like playfulness
fuckhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
21 9.9

A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant

is insulting too but typically less obscene
blockhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
13 8.2

A person who is stupid or slow to understand things

is an insult as well but can be less literal about slow understanding
Muppet
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
12 9.5

A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes

labels foolishness more generally without focusing on mistakes
nimrod
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
10 9.2

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

is insulting too but may be more neutral in tone
dunce
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
10 6.1

A person who learns slowly or has trouble understanding

is an insult focusing on foolishness rather than learning ability
lunkhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
7 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is an insult broadly for stupidity rather than slowness specifically
fathead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
7 8.2

A person who is foolish and not very smart

is insulting as well but not gender specific
chucklehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
7 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is insulting as well but may be less lighthearted
numskull
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
5 8.9

A person who is very stupid

is insulting as well but can be more playful or mild
dunderhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is an insult too but can carry more playful or coarse tone
meatwad
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

An insulting name for a stupid, clumsy person

is insulting too but less focused on contempt or clumsiness
jughead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is insulting too but often less playful and more direct
chowderhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is insulting but can apply more generally beyond silly actions
dummkopf
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is insulting too but may have different cultural origins
cheesehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.9

An insulting name for a person from Wisconsin or someone seen as foolish

is an insult focused on stupidity rather than regional identity
bobo
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is insulting too but can be more derogatory in tone
dopehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is insulting without implying substance use
stupidhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is insulting but not necessarily childish or playful in tone
skunkhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An unpleasant or foolish person said as an insult

is an insult focused on foolishness rather than general unpleasantness
stupid-head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is insulting but usually without the childish playfulness
dumbhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is insulting too but with less explicit slang intensity
potato head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is insulting too but not tied to a food image
knothead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolish or refuses to listen

is insulting generally but does not stress stubbornness
hammerhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is insulting too but may be used with varied tones
pudding head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

is insulting too but typically more current in tone
conehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is an insulting word too but may be less image-based
loggerhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is insulting too but may differ in historical usage
dumb cluck
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is insulting too but may be used more playfully among friends
leatherhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting name for a stupid person

is an insulting label but is neutral about formality or region
lackwit
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is a modern insult used without the archaic feel
coconut head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

targets general foolishness rather than emphasizing lack of common sense
blubberhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is insulting as well but might be more common in friendly teasing
moper
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand

is an insult used today without the archaic flavour
hoghead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is insulting broadly but not necessarily emphasizing coarse behaviour
tumshie
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is a general insult not tied to a regional dialect
andouille
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A word for a foolish person that people say as an insult

is an insulting term too but can differ in regional use
dick munch
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude name for a person who is foolish and annoys others

is insulting too but usually less vulgar and offensive
total twathead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, foolish person who annoys others

is insulting too but not expressed with such strong vulgarity
pudden-head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is an insulting word without the old-fashioned or regional feel
total fuckmuppet
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes

is insulting too but usually less extreme and vulgar

Antonyms

∞ 1.9

Shows quick thinking and good understanding

694 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

651 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

How Stupid

imbecile
  • Slur
58 8.8
idiot
  • Offensive
∞ 1.2
moron
  • Slur
441 8.1
muttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9
fool
  • Offensive
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

muttonhead singular
muttonheads plural

Morphology

muttonhead = mutton + head (semi-transparent) = mutton + head

The components 'mutton' and 'head' are clear, but the idiomatic insult meaning 'stupid person' is a metaphorical extension not directly derivable by simple composition.

Etymology

Muttonhead joins mutton ('sheep meat') and head to make a funny image of someone with a 'sheep's head', meaning slow or foolish, much like the word sheepish suggests. So, muttonhead is an old insult for a stupid or foolish person.