Definition
A stupid, foolish, or dull person; a simpleton or someone lacking intelligence.
Etymology
Compound of 'dough' (soft, formless) and 'head.' The metaphor compares a fool's mind to soft dough—malleable but empty, lacking substance or structure.
Kelly Says
Doughhead beautifully illustrates how insults work—by comparing someone's brain to soft dough, it suggests both emptiness and lack of firmness of character, two qualities ancient cultures always mocked in fools.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በንቶ ርእስ
bänto rʾəs
ARالعربية
رأس العجين
rɑʔs al-ʿaǧīn
BNবাংলা
ময়দার মাথা
mojdar matha
CACatalà
cap de massa
kab de ˈmasa
CSČeština
hlava těsta
hla.va ˈcɛsta
DADansk
dejshoved
dɛjˈhoːʋəð
DEDeutsch
Teigkopf
taɪkˈkɔpf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλή ζύμης
ke.falí zímīs
ESEspañol
cabeza de masa
kah-bEH-thah deh MAH-sah
FAفارسی
سر خمیر
sar xamir
FRFrançais
tête de pâte
tɛt də pat
GUGU
લોટનું માથું
loṭanuṁ māthuṁ
HAHA
kai na gari
kai na ɡari
HEעברית
ראש בצק
roʃ batsak
HIहिन्दी
आटे का सिर
āṭe kā sir
HUMagyar
tésztafej
tɛsːtɒfɛj
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala adonan
kəpala adonan
IGIG
isi nke efere
isi nke efere
ITItaliano
testa di pasta
tɛsta di ˈpasta
KKKK
тесто басы
tʲesto basɯ
KMKM
ក្បាលម្សៅ
kbaal msɑɑ
KO한국어
반죽머리
ban-juk-meo-ri
MRMR
पीठाचा डोका
pīṭhācā ḍokā
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala adunan
kəpala adunan
MYမြန်မာ
အုန်းခေါင်း
ʔóʊɴ kʰáʊɴ
NLNederlands
deeghoofd
deːɣˈɦoːft
NONorsk
deigshode
dæɪɡshoːdə
PAPA
ਆਟੇ ਦਾ ਸਿਰ
āṭe dā sir
PLPolski
głowa ciasta
ɡwɔva ˈt͡ɕasta
PTPortuguês
cabeça de massa
kah-BEH-sah deh MAH-sah
RORomână
cap de aluat
kap de aˈlu.at
RUРусский
тесто-голова
tʲɪˈsto ɡɐlɐˈva
SVSvenska
degshuvud
deːɡˌhuːvʉd
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha unga
tʃiˈtʃwa tʃa uŋɡa
TAதமிழ்
மாவின் தலை
māvin talai
TEతెలుగు
పిండి తల
piṇḍi tala
TLTL
ulo ng masa
ʔulo ng masa
TRTürkçe
hamur kafa
hɑˈmur kɑˈfɑ
UKУкраїнська
голова тіста
holowa tʲista
URاردو
آٹے کا سر
āṭe kā sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu bột
ʔɗaʊ˧˦ ʔɓot
ZUZU
ihlathi yethu
iːɬɑːtʰi jɛtʰu