lunkheaded

English

Etymology

lunk + headed

Adjective

lunkheaded (not comparable)

  1. obtuse; foolish; idiotic.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stupid
    • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 83:
      That was a lunkheaded trick,’ Denham told him.
    • 2008 January 18, The New York Times, “Rock & Pop Listings”, in New York Times:
      [] Andrew W. K.’s absurdly high-energy party metal (“Party Til You Puke”) comes across as either self-aware performance art or simply the most lunkheaded anthems to debauchery ever recorded.
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