snapperhead

a dumbbell; a knucklehead.

Noun

  1. a dumbbell; a knucklehead.
    • 'Hallo, shipmate ! who are you ? And what the blessing do you want here ?' demanded the sailor, starting up in a fighting attitude. 'Back out of this, I say, Mr. Snapperhead, or whatever your name is...' - 1867,...
    • "'What, and interrupt me again? Bring it to me, snapper head.'" - 2002, Destiny of the Soul, Heywood Steele, →ISBN, page 198:
    • "'Get off of me, snapperhead!' grunted Rhett." - 2005, Seth King, Triangles, →ISBN, page 456:

Origin

From snapper + head, possibly a reference to the appearance of snapper's heads frequently used as bait.

Forms

snapperheads