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knucklehead

[nuhk-uhl-hed] / ˈnʌk əlˌhɛd /




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"I will own up to being a knucklehead at times, but the folks closest to me know that I keep my word."

From BBC Oct. 7, 2024

“I’m a knucklehead sometimes,” he said as he stumbled to explain his claim to being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre.

From Salon Oct. 3, 2024

These are the same owners who signed notorious knucklehead Trevor Bauer because he agreed to a bargain deal.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023

“If Twitter becomes the go-to platform for the knucklehead brigade, advertisers will run, not walk.”

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

"You ain't that fine if my knucklehead brother-in-law had to pick me up."

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

The knuckleheads causing civic havoc should be sentenced to root for the Brooklyn Nets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

They espouse pithy jokes and playful warnings, like, “To all you knuckleheads, do not talk to me while I’m cooking,” and, “Your portion depends on your attitude, I mean it!”

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2023

When some within government are describing others within government to me as "knuckleheads", you can be confident there's lively debate internally about how to manage this.

From BBC May 16, 2022

And then eventually they said it was no big deal, just a few knuckleheads who got out of hand.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2022

“The courageous Lion can’t let you knuckleheads go out there alone.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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