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lunkhead

(derogatory, informal, originally, US) A fool or idiot.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(derogatory, informal, originally, US) A fool or idiot.

You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid?
Origin: Probably from *lunk (perhaps an alteration of lump; compare hunk & hump), a diminutive of. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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