Cockhead

/ˈkɑkˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

A stupid or obnoxious person; a derogatory term for someone considered foolish.

Etymology

From 'cock' (with the sense of a swaggering rooster or foolish person) + 'head'; used as a general insult since at least the 1600s, part of the tradition of animal-based insults in English.

Kelly Says

Many insults using animal names actually reflect medieval observations—roosters were seen as loud, aggressive, and vain because they strut around displaying dominance, so calling someone a 'cockhead' implied similar annoying behavior.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶሮ ሰር
do-ro ser
ARالعربية
رأس الدجاجة
ra's ad-dajajah
BNবাংলা
মুরগির মাথা
mur-gir ma-tha
CACatalà
cap de gall
kap deh gall
CSČeština
kohoutí hlava
koh-oo-tee hlava
DADansk
hanekopf
ha-ne-kopf
DEDeutsch
Hahnkopf
hahn-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλι κοκόρη
ke-fa-li ko-ko-ri
ESEspañol
cabeza de gallo
ka-BEH-sa deh GAL-loh
FAفارسی
سر خروس
sar khoros
FISuomi
kalkkunanpää
kalk-ku-nan-paa
FRFrançais
tête de coq
tet deh koh
GUGU
મુકુટ
mu-kut
HAHA
hudu
hoo-doo
HEעברית
ראש תרנגול
rosh tarngol
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गे का सिर
mur-gay ka sir
HUMagyar
kakas fej
ka-kas fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala ayam
ke-pa-la a-yam
IGIG
udo akwụ
oo-doh ak-woo
ITItaliano
testa di gallo
tes-ta di GAL-loh
JA日本語
鶏の頭
tori no atama
KKKK
құрбан басты
kur-ban bas-ty
KMKM
ទង់ព្រា
dong-pra
KO한국어
닭머리
dak-meori
MRMR
मुळाचे
mu-la-ache
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala ayam
ke-pa-la a-yam
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်တော်
chauk-ta-w
NLNederlands
haanhoofd
haan-ho-ofd
NONorsk
hanehode
ha-ne-ho-de
PAPA
ਮੁੱਕੜ
muk-kar
PLPolski
głowa koguta
gwo-wa ko-gut
PTPortuguês
cabeça de galo
ka-BEH-sa deh GAL-loh
RORomână
cap de cocoș
cap deh ko-cosh
RUРусский
кукушка
koo-koo-sh-ka
SVSvenska
tupphuvud
tupp-hoo-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha kuku
ki-chwa cha koo-koo
TAதமிழ்
கோழித்தலை
ko-zi-tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు పెదవి
gud-du pe-da-vi
THไทย
หัวไก่
hua-kai
TLTL
ulo ng manok
oo-lo ng ma-nok
TRTürkçe
tavuk kafası
ta-vook ka-fa-si
UKУкраїнська
куряча голова
koo-ri-ach-a ho-lova
URاردو
بھڑی کا سر
bhari ka sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu gà
dow ga
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ àkọ́kọ́
oh-poh ah-koh-koh
ZH中文
公鸡头
gōngjī tóu
ZUZU
isiphi ezinyane
ee-si-phi eh-zi-nya-ne

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