lunkhead

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlʌnk.hɛd/
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/ˈlʌnk.hɛd/ · [ˈlʌŋk.ɦɛd]

Definition of lunkhead

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory, informal)A fool or idiot.
    “You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid?”
    “Eww, you've got to check out her creepy friends.. It's like these JAP actress sluts and some American Gladiators reject lunkhead!”
    “More recently in the semi-mainstream, and somewhere between Jo and Lesbieber, there’s Portlandia’s Lance, of recurring couple Nina and Lance. He’s a longhaired lunkhead with a heart of gold and the patience of a man who could only actually be a woman.”
    “Bill Baker is a challenging hero to root for, a thickly accented lunkhead and self-described screwup who is never without his trucker cap and wraparound shades.”

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Etymology

Probably from *lunk (perhaps an alteration of lump; compare hunk & hump), a diminutive of lump + head.

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6-letter words

6 words

5-letter words

15 words

4-letter words

60 words

3-letter words

38 words

2-letter words

20 words

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