Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muttonheaded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mut-ton-head-ed
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"“And I suppose you're delighted?” “Of course I am.” “Yes, of course you are! I can well imagine that it's your dearest wish to see that unfortunate muttonheaded girl become the wife of a man who lets off stink bombs in night clubs and pinches the spoons and has had three divorces already and who, if the authorities play their cards right, will end up cracking rocks in Sing-Sing. That is unless the loony-bin gets its bid in first. Just a Prince Charming, you might say.”"

Etymology

From mutton + headed.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more muttonheaded (comparative) most muttonheaded (superlative)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does muttonheaded mean?: Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
Where does muttonheaded come from?: From mutton + headed.

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