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cabbagehead

[ kab-ij-hed ]
/ ˈkæb ɪdʒˌhɛd /
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noun
cabbage1 (def. 2).
Informal. a stupid person; dolt.
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Origin of cabbagehead

First recorded in 1675–85; cabbage1 + head

Words nearby cabbagehead

cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto
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How to use cabbagehead in a sentence

  • That meant nothing, because Carrots would be a complete cabbagehead to let himself be seen.

    Smugglers' Reef|John Blaine
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