Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumpkin head

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: pump-kin -head
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A severe head injury resulting from a beating.

American usage; Slang

noun

An Asian, from being reputed to have large round heads.

Slang

noun

A New Englander.

American usage; Archaic; Slang

Usage

American usage
Slang
Archaic

Inflected Forms

pumpkin heads (plural)

Questions

What does pumpkin head mean?: A severe head injury resulting from a beating.

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