bubblehead

A stupid person.

Noun

  1. A stupid person.
    • I rather enjoyed it, but my niece said Audrey Hepburn was a “bubblehead”. - 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
  2. A submariner; bubble-head.
  3. A navy hard hat or salvage diver.

Origin

* From bubble + head. * (diver): Inspired by the shape of the old spun-copper diving helmet.

Forms

bubbleheads

Synonyms

airhead