"clothhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clothheads [plural]
Etymology: From cloth + -head. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cloth|-head}} cloth + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} clothhead (plural clothheads)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Synonyms: fool
    Sense id: en-clothhead-en-noun-8G8SuwUg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1986, Jo Clayton, Skeen's Leap, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., page 226",
          "text": "Instant silence inside. Idiots! A confused scurrying. Clothheads! All of it perfectly audible through the flimsy door. Lardbrains!",
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Christopher Fowler, Bryant & May: The Bleeding Heart, London: Doubleday, page 271",
          "text": "Land squinted at the device. 'What is it, a camera?' ¶ 'Of course not, you clothhead,' said Bryant. 'If it was a camera all it would see is the back of the picture. It's a microphone.'",
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        "(colloquial, derogatory) An unintelligent person."
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