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Jughead

/ˈdʒʌɡ.hɛd/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A foolish, stupid, or clumsy person.

    "Stop acting like a jughead and pay attention to the road."
  2. 2

    A person with prominent ears or a large head.

    "He was teased as a kid for being a jughead, but he grew into his features."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'jug' (referring to a pitcher or container, historically used metaphorically for the head) and 'head' in late 19th-century American English. Originally used to describe someone with a large or oddly shaped head resembling a jug, it evolved into a general colloquial term for a foolish or silly person.

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