blockhead

Example Sentences

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He, like so many police officers we’ve seen, is a complete blockhead.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports.

From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022

It’s of recent coinage, a portmanteau of “pandemic” and “pendejo,” the Mexican Spanish term for a blockhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2020

It was Samuel Johnson who said, wrongly but amusingly, that no one except a blockhead writes for any reason but money.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2017

"My good blockhead, I swear to you that it was put back in my drawer. Greatest surprise I ever had in my life when I found it there."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie