fathead en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæt.hɛd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From fat + head.
Meanings
-
(derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’
1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 24:You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
- A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
- A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
- A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fatheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
genius (antonym(s) of “derogatory”)
Deriveds
Synonyms
lout · dunce · imbecile · nincompoop
Translations (12)
pl blobfish (Psychrolutes microporos) · fi rasvapäämutu (Pimephales promelas) · de Amerikanische Dickkopfelritze (Pimephales promelas) · bg глупак (idiot) · pl strzebla czerwonogłowa (Pimephales promelas) · pl wargacz kalifornijski (Semicossyphus pulcher) · pl pasterzyk (fish of the genus Cubiceps) · bg тъпак (idiot) · pl głąb (idiot) · la buccō (idiot) · cy pendew (idiot) · fi läskipää (idiot)