"nuthead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nutheads [plural]
Etymology: nut + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nut|head}} nut + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuthead (plural nutheads)
  1. A silly or crazy person; kook.
    Sense id: en-nuthead-en-noun-UcGr7IB-
  2. A stupid person; fool; idiot.
    Sense id: en-nuthead-en-noun-FGZWKdJT
  3. Alternative form of nut-head
    Outer porition of a nut.
    Sense id: en-nuthead-en-noun--2avhXT2
  4. Alternative form of nut-head
    A head made out of a nut.
    Sense id: en-nuthead-en-noun-RURUUYea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 8 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nut-head, nut head

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          "ref": "2015, David S. Cohen, Krysten Connon, Living in the Crosshairs: The Untold Stories of Anti-Abortion Terrorism",
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          "ref": "2015, Nancy Marie Brown, Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World",
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          "ref": "2003, Carl Barks, Donald D. Ault, Carl Barks: Conversations, page 35",
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          "ref": "1972 May, Wayne Heyman, “How It Works: The Marine Battery”, in MotorBoating, volume 129, number 5, page 161",
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