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Meaning of fathead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈfæt.hɛd/

Definitions

  1. An idiot; a fool.
    derogatory
  2. A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
  3. A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
  4. A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
  5. Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps

Equivalents

Examples

“You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!”
“‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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