FATHEAD

fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany

(noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fathead (plural fatheads)

(derogatory) An idiot; a fool.

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

Synonyms

• (derogatory): dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop, see also idiot

Antonyms

• (derogatory): genius

Source: Wiktionary


Fat"head`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley (Pimephales promelas);

– called also black-headed minnow. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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