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muttonhead

muttonhead

1 9.9
A person who acts in a silly or stupid way
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌtənˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : 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
293 9.9

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

is insulting also but generally less personally vicious
dumbass
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is insulting too but not always delivered with coarse slang
dickhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is insulting too but is not necessarily vulgar
shithead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
55 9.9

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

is insulting but not as strongly contemptuous or vulgar
bonehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
43 7.9

A person who does silly things without thinking

is an insult as well but may carry a harsher tone
knucklehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
42 8.1

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is insulting too but often used with more seriousness
pinhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
35 8.7

A person who makes silly mistakes

is insulting too but may imply other tones like playfulness
fuckhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
18 9.9

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

is insulting too but typically less obscene
blockhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
12 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
dunce
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
11 6.1

A person who learns slowly or has trouble understanding

is an insult focusing on foolishness rather than learning ability
Muppet
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
7 9.5

A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes

labels foolishness more generally without focusing on mistakes
fathead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
6 8.2

A person who is foolish and not very smart

is insulting as well but not gender specific
meatwad
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
6 9.9

An insulting name for a stupid, clumsy person

is insulting too but less focused on contempt or clumsiness
lunkhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is an insult broadly for stupidity rather than slowness specifically
nimrod
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
5 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
numskull
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
4 8.9

A person who is very stupid

is insulting as well but can be more playful or mild
dummkopf
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

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

is insulting too but may have different cultural origins
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
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
bobo
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is insulting too but can be more derogatory in tone
hammerhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is insulting too but may be used with varied tones
chucklehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is insulting as well but may be less lighthearted
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
stupidhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

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

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is insulting too but often less playful and more direct
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
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
knothead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolish or refuses to listen

is insulting generally but does not stress stubbornness
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
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
lackwit
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is a modern insult used without the archaic feel
stupid-head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is insulting but usually without the childish playfulness
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
dopehead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is insulting without implying substance use
pudding head
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

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

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is insulting too but may differ in historical usage
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
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
leatherhead
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting name for a stupid person

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

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

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

A rude, foolish person who annoys others

is insulting too but not expressed with such strong vulgarity
moper
vsmuttonhead
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is an insult used today without the archaic flavour
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

758 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

How Stupid

imbecile
  • Slur
60 8.8
idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
moron
  • Slur
483 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.