fathead

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fathead

/ˈfæt.hɛd/

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From fat + head.

noun fatheads

derogatory An idiot; a fool. You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps

Similar: dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop · Opposite: genius

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noun

Similar: dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop · Opposite: genius

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noun Pimephales promelas

Deutsch	Amerikanische Dickkopfelritze

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@misc{fathead_2026,
  title = {fathead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fathead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}