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pinhead

pinhead

35 8.7
A person who makes silly mistakes
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪnˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : idiota
  • Go read them now, before some pinhead complains to Amazon and they get removed.
  • call him a pinhead
  • talk to pinheads
  • a pinhead judge

Examples

Synonyms

dummy
vspinhead
  • Offensive
115 6.0

A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes

is comparable but used more sharply as an insult
boob
vspinhead
  • Offensive
92 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is similar but leans more informal and teasing
dickhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

shares insult intent but is usually less aggressive
dope
vspinhead
  • Offensive
53 8.2

A person who acts in a stupid or foolish way

is similar but commonly used more insultingly or angrily
bonehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
43 7.9

A person who does silly things without thinking

is similar but often feels more mocking in casual talk
knucklehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
42 8.1

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is more cutting and direct when used as an insult
fuckhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
18 9.9

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

means foolish too but is milder and less offensive
airhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

is closer to plain ignorance rather than airy absentmindedness
blockhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
12 8.2

A person who is stupid or slow to understand things

is equally plain but used more as a short insult
booby
vspinhead
  • Offensive
8 8.1

A person who is not very smart or acts silly

is similar but more often used by adults in anger
fathead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
6 8.2

A person who is foolish and not very smart

is the same basic idea but less forceful in tone
lunkhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A person who is not very smart

is similar but often used in more casual insults
dumbbell
vspinhead
  • Offensive
3 7.5

A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes

is harsher, focusing on basic lack of intelligence
chowderhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is more plainly insulting without the comic tone
dunderhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is similar but feels more slangy and blunt in speech
hammerhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A rude word for someone who is not smart

is similar but often shorter and catchier in speech
chucklehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is more negative and straightforward without the comedy
featherhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who is silly and often forgets things

is more negative about lack of intelligence, not just lightness
pillock
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish or silly and makes simple mistakes

is similar but sometimes feels less direct and slangy
jughead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is similar but often feels sharper as an insult
stupidhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is more adult slang and often harsher in meaning
dumbhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is also insulting but less coarse in everyday speech
muttonhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or stupid way

is akin but often used more flexibly in casual talk
skunkhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An unpleasant or foolish person said as an insult

is still insulting but less about unpleasantness and more ignorance
knothead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolish or refuses to listen

is focused only on lack of intelligence, not stubbornness
dopehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person people insult by saying they are stupid

is plain ignorance without any suggestion of substance use
pudding head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

is similar but often harsher and less playful
simple
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very intelligent

is more slangy and often used as a quick insult
loggerhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is very stupid or foolish

is modern slangier insult focusing on ignorance rather than thickness
blubberhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is less playful and used more as a short insult
potato head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is more direct and less jokey about lack of intelligence
conehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is similar but often shorter and less visual
coconut head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

is more direct about ignorance without the mock tone
stupid-head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A playful insult for a person who acts silly

is a sharper slang insult used by adults more often
lackwit
vspinhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is the modern neutral term without the dated tone
leatherhead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting name for a stupid person

is similarly informal but sounds shorter and punchier
hoghead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is similar but usually milder and less crude
neo-idiot
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology

is timeless ignorance without any modern or trend focus
pudden-head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is not very smart

is similar but more broadly used in modern insult speech
noddy
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is more general slang and not region-specific in tone
turnip head
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.7

A person who acts in a silly way that annoys others

is simpler and used more as a quick rude label
addlehead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is foolish and cannot think clearly

is more general ignorance without the muddled thinking nuance
saphead
vspinhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts like a fool and makes poor decisions

is more focused on lack of knowledge rather than gullibility

Idioms

9.1

To be foolish or embarrassed after making a mistake

How Foolish

moron
  • Slur
483 8.1
idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
pinhead
  • Offensive
35 8.7
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
nitwit
  • Offensive
36 7.9

Surface Forms

pinhead singular
pinheads plural

Morphology

pinhead = pin + head (semi-transparent) = pin + head

Formally a compound of 'pin' + 'head' but used idiomatically as an insulting slang term; the metaphor (small-minded or foolish) is not fully predictable from components for all learners.

Etymology

Pinhead is also used as an insult by comparing a person's head to the tiny 'head' of a pin, creating the picture of a very small head. So calling someone a pinhead means you think they are foolish or not very clever.