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blunderhead

noun

Etymology

From blunder + -head.

  1. derived from blunda — “to shut the eyes; doze”
  2. derived from blunden — “to stagger; stumble”
  3. derived from blonden
  4. derived from blondren
  5. inherited from blundren
  6. suffixed as blunderhead — “blunder + head”

Definitions

  1. Someone who habitually makes mistakes or blunders.

    • "What do you suppose I cared whether I waked you or not, you blunderhead.
    • At the rate of this thick-skulled blunderhead, every plow-jobber shall take upon him to read upon divinity."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA