"musclehead" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌsəlˌhɛd/ Audio: En-au-musclehead.ogg Forms: muscleheads [plural]
Etymology: From muscle + -head. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|muscle|head}} muscle + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} musclehead (plural muscleheads)
  1. (slang) A large and muscular man, especially one interested in bodybuilding. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-musclehead-en-noun-DkEQ-sXU Disambiguation of Bodybuilding: 47 53
  2. (slang, derogatory) A muscular person who is dull or stupid. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, People
    Sense id: en-musclehead-en-noun-G6yEYSR7 Disambiguation of Bodybuilding: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: musclebrain, meathead Related terms: gym bunny, gym rat

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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