Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The head of a pin.
- noun Something very small or insignificant.
- noun Slang A stupid person; a dunce.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The head of a pin; hence, anything very small.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
head of apin . (Frequently used in size comparisons.) - noun slang An
ignorant ,naïve ,foolish , andstupid person. - noun slang A telemark
skier . - noun slang, medicine A human head that is unusually tapered or small, often due to
microcephaly , or a person with that trait. Often promoted in freak shows as "human pinheads". - noun slang A newborn
cricket used as food forpets .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
- noun the head of a pin
Etymologies
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Examples
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Wipe your chin pinhead ..... your starting to drool.
A Pastor on Health Care: What Would Jesus Do? -- Politics Daily 2009
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When the piss-ant pinhead is gone, never, NEVER will we let crazies drag our country through the mud again, even if we have to cut diplomatic ties with Montana.
Think Progress » They Knew: Analysts’ Doubts About Bio Labs Were Publicly Reported In June 2003 2006
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The Obama Administration failed to keep the GOP’s promise, so this pinhead is picking up the slack./snark
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Solomon's reward for trying to enforce the labor laws is that he is now routinely denounced as a tool of "union bosses" by a number of business groups and called a "pinhead" by Bill O'Reilly while his nomination is now threatened by an almost-certain Senate filibuster.
Our modern twist on the old world political death spiral 2011
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I think it's a badge of honor to be called a pinhead by Bill O'Reilly.
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I think it's a badge of honor to be called a pinhead by Bill O'Reilly.
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Rich had just ground up the skin of some smoked salmon in the garbage disposal, and, when he left the room, Rudy whom we always did call a pinhead had gone in after it.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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Rich had just ground up the skin of some smoked salmon in the garbage disposal, and, when he left the room, Rudy whom we always did call a pinhead had gone in after it.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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Darwin called the pinhead brain of the ant the most marvellous atom of matter in the world, but the human ovum is more marvellous still.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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A pinhead is a person born with a condition known as microcephaly.
Documenting Reality collaredgirl65 2010
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