knothead
Example Sentences
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His voice is recognizably Hanks, with lots of Norman Rockwell phrasing: lollygagging, yowza, thanked his lucky stars, titmouse, knothead, atta baby.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2017
Nothing in the oath that says you can wander off the path and act like a knothead whenever you feel like it, or only follow the orders you feel good about.
From Time • Jun. 5, 2013
Another brasshat argument is that just because a man went to Annapolis, or has a friend on the selection board, does not prove ipso facto that he will be a knothead in combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Tell the knothead that seven knots equals seven nautical miles an hour, and keep him away from the end of the dock.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He's a knothead, trying to disguise his essentially moral nature and his native shrewdness with a lot of good-ole-boy aw shucksing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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