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Conehead

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a fictional race of humanoid aliens with conical skulls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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2

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Meaning 2

A fan of baseball pitcher David Cone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Conehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A foam rubber rounded cone hat to be worn atop the head as a costume to appear to have a conical bald skull.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

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noun

Meaning 5

An insect of the katydid subfamily Conocephalinae.

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Meaning 6

Any member of the order Protura of insect-like arthropods.

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Meaning 7

A person who has undergone cranial modification in order to produce an elongated skull.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: anthropology, archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 8

A person addicted to smoking marijuana with a bong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, slang

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noun

Meaning 9

A pinhead, a stupid person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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History

Etymology

From cone + head.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Conocephalinae -alaheimon hepokatti — Conocephalinae
  • German: Schwertschrecke — Conocephalinae
  • Russian: ме́чник (méčnik) — Conocephalinae
  • Swedish: Conocephalinae-släktet — Conocephalinae
  • Finnish: esihyönteinen — Protura
  • German: Beintastler — Protura
  • Russian: бессяжко́вое (bessjažkóvoje) — Protura
  • Swedish: trevfoting — Protura