knothead
Example Sentences
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His voice is recognizably Hanks, with lots of Norman Rockwell phrasing: lollygagging, yowza, thanked his lucky stars, titmouse, knothead, atta baby.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017
Nothing in the oath that says you can wander off the path and act like a knothead whenever you feel like it, or only follow the orders you feel good about.
From Time • Jun. 5, 2013
Another brasshat argument is that just because a man went to Annapolis, or has a friend on the selection board, does not prove ipso facto that he will be a knothead in combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tell the knothead that seven knots equals seven nautical miles an hour, and keep him away from the end of the dock.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's a knothead, trying to disguise his essentially moral nature and his native shrewdness with a lot of good-ole-boy aw shucksing.
From Time Magazine Archive
