airhead

2
[ air-hed ]
/ ˈɛərˌhɛd /
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noun

Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.

Origin of airhead

2
probably earlier than 1975–80; air1 + head

OTHER WORDS FROM airhead

air·head·ed, adjective

Words nearby airhead

airflow, airfoil, airframe, airfreight, airglow, airhead, airhose, airily, airiness, airing, airish

Words related to airheaded

bemused, obsessed, fascinated, distracted, engaged, forgetful, engrossed, absorbed, giddy, capricious, unstable, inattentive, careless, sloppy, absent, lost, abstracted, immersed, spellbound, removed

British Dictionary definitions for airheaded (1 of 2)

airhead 1
/ (ˈɛəˌhɛd) /

noun

military an area secured in hostile territory, used as a base for the supply and evacuation of troops and equipment by air

Word Origin for airhead

C20: modelled on beachhead

British Dictionary definitions for airheaded (2 of 2)

airhead 2
/ (ˈɛəˌhɛd) /

noun

slang a stupid or simple-minded person; idiot

Word Origin for airhead

C20: from air + head