turnip head

English

Noun

turnip head (plural turnip heads)

  1. (mildly derogatory) a foolish person.
    • 1891, Harper's Magazine:
      This move was received with a contemptuous snort from Zan Zoo. "Ach, you turnip-head! You think I am afraid of you?"
    • 1899, Laura Ormiston Dibbin Chant, Sellcuts' Manager:
      'None of your fooling, Joe,' said the latter gruffly, re-entering at the moment; 'this one isn't one of your sort, you turnip-head,' he continued...
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