blockhead

Example Sentences

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He, like so many police officers we’ve seen, is a complete blockhead.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

An artist’s desire for profit should have no bearing on this analysis; after all, as Kagan quoted Samuel Johnson: “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2023

Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports.

From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022

It’s of recent coinage, a portmanteau of “pandemic” and “pendejo,” the Mexican Spanish term for a blockhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2020

"Allun, you blockhead, what game are you playing?"

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda