knucklehead

noun

knuck·​le·​head ˈnə-kəl-ˌhed How to pronounce knucklehead (audio)
knuckleheaded adjective

Examples of knucklehead in a Sentence

Don't be such a knucklehead. I'd like to get my hands on the knucklehead who designed that paper-towel dispenser.
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So Far Kilmer’s career spanned nearly four decades, starting with his first movie in 1984, the absurd joke-a-minute World War II parody Top Secret!, from the knuckleheads that created the comedy classic Airplane! John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 Every era produces its own emblematic array of knuckleheads and butterfingers: Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops. David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025 Sorokin is a notorious knucklehead liberal judge at the federal courthouse in South Boston. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 No one will ever remember the knucklehead fan who started the fight. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for knucklehead

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of knucklehead was in 1942

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“Knucklehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knucklehead. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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