knucklehead

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He has previously branded Powell a "knucklehead" and claimed he was "doing a lousy job" after his repeated calls for interest rate cuts were ignored.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“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

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

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Devin Allen admits that he occasionally behaved like a knucklehead, growing up in Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

That’s what happened to the stars, you knucklehead.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick