pinhead
pronunciation
How to pronounce pinhead in British English:
UK [ˈpɪnhed]
How to pronounce pinhead in American English:
US [ˈpɪnˌhɛd]
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- Noun:
- an ignorant or foolish person
- the head of a pin
Word Origin
- pinhead (n.)
- also pin-head, "head of a pin," 1660s, from pin (n.) + head (n.). Meaning "person of small intelligence" is from 1896.
Example
- 1. C. have a sphincter the size of a pinhead .
- 2. One pinhead of the pufferfish poison is sufficient to kill a full grown adult male human .
- 3. Spotting the light from a tiny planet across astronomical distances is akin to discerning a red-hot pinhead right next to a floodlight from many kilometres away .