fathead

fathead
Redfish Red"fish` (r[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also {nerka}. See {Blueback} (b) . (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}. (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under {Drumfish}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Fathead — Fat head , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); called also {black headed minnow}. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fathead — ► NOUN informal ▪ a stupid person …   English terms dictionary

  • fathead — [fat′hed΄] n. Slang a stupid person; blockhead fatheaded adj …   English World dictionary

  • fathead — UK [ˈfæthed] / US [ˈfætˌhed] noun [countable] Word forms fathead : singular fathead plural fatheads informal someone who is stupid Derived word: fatheaded UK [ˌfætˈhedɪd] / US adjective …   English dictionary

  • fathead — n. a stupid person; someone who has fat where brains ought to be. □ You can be such a fathead! □ Paul, you are being a perfect fathead …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • fathead — /fat hed /, n. 1. Slang. a stupid person; fool. 2. sheephead. 3. See fathead minnow. [1830 40; FAT + HEAD] * * * …   Universalium

  • fathead — noun An idiot; a fool. Donny, you fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now its spoiled! Syn: dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop Ant: genius …   Wiktionary

  • fathead —    A friendly insult rather than a serious one. Wilfred Granville remarks in his Dictionary of Sailors’ Slang that it is a condition induced by the fug between decks when a ship has her hatches and scuttles closed in heavy weather. It also… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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