Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumpkin-headed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: pump-kin--head-ed
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stupid; foolish; fatheaded.

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"The parties made no reply, but were going forward, when the prisoner again called out, at the same time rushing from his house with a gun in his hand, exclaiming “you pumpkin headed b----, if you do not stop and tell me who you are, I'll blow your brains out,” at the same moment pulling the trigger, when the priming flashed in the pan."
"“Take that, for being a pumpkin-headed old shellback.”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pumpkin-headed (comparative) most pumpkin-headed (superlative)

Questions

What does pumpkin-headed mean?: Stupid; foolish; fatheaded.

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