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- [pin-hed]
- /ˈpɪnˌhɛd/
- /ˈpɪn.hed/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pin-hed]
- /ˈpɪnˌhɛd/
Definitions of pinhead word
- noun pinhead the head of a pin. 1
- noun pinhead something very small or insignificant. 1
- noun pinhead Slang. a stupid person; nitwit. 1
- noun pinhead idiot, stupid person 1
- noun pinhead point of a pin 1
- countable noun pinhead A pinhead is the small metal or plastic part on the top of a pin. 0
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Origin of pinhead
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; pin + head
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pinhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinhead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pinhead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinhead
noun pinhead
- birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- dork — Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- dunderhead — a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.
- fathead — Slang. a stupid person; fool.
adj pinhead
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- dumdum — a silly, stupid person.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- gorked — Heavily sedated; knocked out.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
adjective pinhead
- numbskull — a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.
- yoyo — a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
Top questions with pinhead
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