bighead en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/
Etymology
From big + head.
Meanings
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(colloquial, countable, especially, used by children) A person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.
'But there are too many egos, way too many. I mean bigheads who are sidetracked by stuff away from football.'
2010, Jonathan Wilson, Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matches:He is such a bighead and so lazy that I don't know how far he will go. He can read and write English a little bit and he thinks that is enough for him to know.
1997, Virginia Watson, Anyan's Story: A New Guinea Woman in Two Worlds, page 174:I'm not such a bighead that I think I can do better than Hugh and Hereman at reclaiming the main island.
2011, Linda Hutton, The Wild Thyme Unseen, page 218:
- (colloquial, countable) Any of several species of fish having a large head.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Any of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| big head | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bigheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bighead pygmycudweed · bighead rush · bighead whiptail · bighead threefin · bighead snailfish · bighead spurdog · bighead beaked sandfish · bighead catfish · African bighead snake · bighead pupfish · bighead sea snake · bighead seahorse · bighead dustymaiden · bighead knapweed · bighead grouper · bighead straitjackets · bighead grenadier · bighead horkelia · bighead searobin · bighead mora · bighead tilefish · bighead sculpin · bighead carp · bighead sand perch · bighead catshark · bighead croaker · bighead goby · bighead portholefish · bighead brotula · bighead searsid · bighead gurnard perch · bighead cusk-eel · bighead pennah croaker
Relateds
swellhead · bigheadedness · proudling · big-headed · egotist · biggy head · bigheaded
Translations (4)
el κεφάλα (A person with an inflated opinion of themselves) · ru вообража́ла (A person with an inflated opinion of themselves) · ru задава́ка (A person with an inflated opinion of themselves) · it pallone gonfiato (A person with an inflated opinion of themselves)