Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chowderheaded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chow-der-head-ed
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.

Example Sentences

"We resumed business; and while plying our spoons in the bowl, thinks I to myself, I wonder now if this here has any effect on the head? What’s that stultifying saying about chowder-headed people?"
"Taliferro had launched a glossy magazine called Da Niggarati, subtitled: For Dem Who Know Who Dey Be...If it was expensive and could be afforded by the average chowderheaded Negro, then it went into the magazine."

Etymology

From chowder + headed.

Inflected Forms

more chowderheaded (comparative) most chowderheaded (superlative) chowder-headed (alternative)

Synonyms

addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted soft beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded

Questions

What does chowderheaded mean?: Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
Where does chowderheaded come from?: From chowder + headed.

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