muttonheaded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From mutton + headed.
Meanings
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(UK, slang) Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
“And I suppose you're delighted?” “Of course I am.” “Yes, of course you are! I can well imagine that it's your dearest wish to see that unfortunate muttonheaded girl become the wife of a man who lets off stink bombs in night clubs and pinches the spoons and has had three divorces already and who, if the authorities play their cards right, will end up cracking rocks in Sing-Sing. That is unless the loony-bin gets its bid in first. Just a Prince Charming, you might say.”
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most muttonheaded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more muttonheaded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
dozy · half-brained · unintelligent · imbecilic · stupid · wooden-headed · lowbrow · childish · dim-bulb · thick as a plank · dumb as an ox · drowsy · lunkheaded · blockheaded · monosynaptic · puerile · uninformed · lumpish · thickheaded · half-witted · oafish · purblind · dumb as dirt · airheaded · cerebrally challenged · chowderheaded · dull-minded · wool-headed · peabrained · ignorant · Boeotian · dumb as a sack of hammers · fuzzy-headed · braindead · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · thick as pig shit · vacuous · intellectually challenged · ass-brained · beef-witted · slow-witted · dumb as a box of rocks · fatheaded · dumber than a box of rocks · beetle-headed · birdbrained · unsmart · pudding-headed · unclever · shit-for-brains · fuckwitted · obtuse · dim-witted · knuckleheaded · crackbrained · thick as a brick · dumb · muttonheaded · addlepated · bubbleheaded · mentally retarded · thick as mince · buffle-headed · retarded · slow on the uptake · boofheaded · not the sharpest tool in the shed · sharp as a bowling ball · quarter-witted · brainless · soft · empty-headed · idiotic · dumb as a bag of hammers · cretinous · dopey · dented · ridiculous · numbskulled · dumb as a post · insipid · unapprehensive · inane · dunderheaded · daft · witless · bullet-headed · thick · nitwitted · dull · not the sharpest crayon in the box · fuzzy-minded · dim-headed · sheep-headed · dull-headed · slow · goofy · moronic · stolid · lamebrained · addlebrained · hammer-headed · thick as two short planks · boneheaded · mindless · flea-brained · dumber than a rock · thick as champ · smooth-brained · beefheaded · bee-brained · thickwitted · woolly-headed · foolish · woolly-minded · thick as a whale omelette · doltish · vacant · dim · pratty · mentally challenged · dumb as a doorknob · thick-skulled · silly · chuckleheaded · simple · rockheaded · feeble-minded · dense · dull-witted