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fathead

noun · 6 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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  • /ˈfæt.hɛd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An idiot; a fool.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Examples

  • You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool

History

Etymology

From fat + head.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: глупак (glupak) — idiot
  • Bulgarian: тъпак (tǎpak) — idiot
  • Finnish: läskipää — idiot
  • Latin: buccō — idiot
  • Polish: głąb — idiot
  • Welsh: pendew — idiot
  • Finnish: rasvapäämutu — Pimephales promelas
  • German: Amerikanische Dickkopfelritze — Pimephales promelas
  • Polish: strzebla czerwonogłowa — Pimephales promelas
  • Polish: wargacz kalifornijski — Semicossyphus pulcher
  • Polish: blobfish — Psychrolutes microporos
  • Polish: pasterzyk — fish of the genus Cubiceps