Meaning of Blockhead | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fan of the American boy band New Kids on the Block.
   slang
2. A stupid person.
   colloquial
3. Short for human blockhead
   abbreviation, alt-of

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Examples

“[S]o I think, blockheads, ſaid Manfred; what is it has ſcared you thus?”

“[…]like a conceited mechanic in a village ale-house, you would set down every one who differs from you as an ignorant blockhead[…]”

“"What a blockhead that Charlie Brown is!"”

“Let me tell you something, blockhead: anyone who is stupid enough to do what you did deserves—”

“Not all of them, by no means anywhere close to all of them, just the most notable blockheads among them — three altogether, two freshmen and one sophomore, all of whom were among the first to be expelled the next day — masturbated into pairs of stolen panties[…]”

“Waldo was sent that from an elderly blockhead named Fuzzy in Gibtown, Florida. That's the town to which most freaks retire.”

“He is a classic sideshow performer, entertaining crowds with feats such as sword swallowing, fire-eating, and chainsaw juggling. His specialty, however, is the human blockhead act, hammering six-inch nails up his nostrils.”

“Burkhardt was a legendary figure in the sideshow world, a mentor and instructor to a new generation of blockheads and other working acts who now train in private classes at Coney Island USA's Sideshow School with Burkhardt's disciple Todd Robbins (Zigun 2006).”

“McCartneymania seemed to be a chance for the parents of Blockheads, the kids who swarmed the New Kids on the Block last week, to do a little gawking of their own.”

“During Danny [Wood]’s solo spot in a New Kids concert, which comes about three-quarters of the way into the show, you can see five to ten minutes of the breakdancing routine that made him famous on the streets of Boston—and when he’s feeling particularly limber, he’ll spin on his head. (Please, do not attempt to do this, Blockheads)!”

“There’s no doubt it has the right stuff to lure both Blockheads and those who didn’t grow up listening to Donnie Wahlberg’s New Kids on the Block or Mark [Wahlberg]’s Funky Bunch.”

“My sister Shonda and I were complete Blockheads growing up. If we heard “Step by Step” or “Please Don’t Go Girl,” it was ON.”

“Blockheads and music fans gathered in force to fill the arena and “Bring Back the Time” (the name of the latest New Kids song, which features tourmates En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa and Rick Astley).”

“The 10,500 Blockheads’ shrieks got even louder when [Donnie] Wahlberg pulled up his shirt to show off six-pack abs on his 52-year-old body.”

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