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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlockhead
/ˈblɒk.hɛd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A stupid or foolish person.
"I felt like such a blockhead when I realized I had been holding my phone upside down."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century practice of hatters using wooden blocks to shape hats, leading to the figurative insult comparing a person's head to a block of wood. It combines the noun 'block' with 'head' to denote someone lacking intelligence or common sense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blockhead" is said worldwide
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idiot
Transliteration: idiot
"Quel idiot je fais !"
Dummkopf
Transliteration: Dummkopf
"Sei kein Dummkopf."
testadura
Transliteration: testadura
"Non fare il testadura."
necio
Transliteration: necio
"No seas tan necio."
tinhoso
Transliteration: tinhoso
"Ele é um verdadeiro cabeça-dura."
बेवकूफ
Transliteration: bevakoof
"ऐसा बेवकूफों जैसा काम मत करो।"
笨蛋
Transliteration: bèndàn
"别当个笨蛋了。"
멍청이
Transliteration: meongcheong-i
"나는 정말 멍청이처럼 군다."
馬鹿
Transliteration: baka
"そんな馬鹿な真似をするな。"
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