EMPTY-HEADED
ADJECTIVES
► AIRBRAINED silly, frivolous, empty-headed → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► BUBBLE-HEADED out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1952 sl., orig. US
► COCKAMAMIE ► COCKAMAMY ► COCKAMANIE ► COCKAMANY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1950 US sl.
► DILLY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1905 sl., chiefly Aust.
► DITSY ► DITZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1973 sl., orig. US
► DIVVY ► DIVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1975 Brit. sl.
► DIZZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1878 sl.
► FEATHER-HEADED light-headed, having no brains, empty-headed, silly → 1647
► GOOFY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1919 sl., orig. US
► GOOPY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible → 1926 sl., orig. US
► LEAR-HEADED empty-headed → 1868 Eng. dial.
► MEAZY-SOW giddy, empty-headed → 1854 Eng. dial.
► RATTLE-HEADED empty-headed, stupid; foolish and noisy; talkative, chattering, giddy, flighty, hare-brained → 1647
► SHALLOW-BRAINED having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed → 1592 obs.
► SHALLOW-PATED having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed → arch.
► SHANDY empty-headed, half-crazy → L17 Eng. dial.
► TOIDEY-PATED rattle-brained, empty-headed, stupid → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► AIRHEAD a dizzy, empty-headed person → 1971
► BALLOON a person regarded as inflated, empty or hollow → 1656
► BALLOON-BRAIN a fool, a simpleton; a silly, empty-headed person → 1949 US sl.
► BALLOON HEAD an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person → 1931 colloq., chiefly US
► BARBIE a young, empty-headed woman who is tall, slim, well-endowed and attractive in a stereotypical way, with peroxide-blonde hair → 1966 derogatory
► BARMY-FROTH a flighty, empty-headed fellow; a simpleton → 1599
► BAUSON ► BAWSON a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person → 1830 Eng. dial.
► BEASTIE anyone considered outside the group talking,. esp. if unattractive, empty-headed, etc. → Bk1984 sl.
► BIMBO an attractive but empty-headed woman → 1927 sl., orig. US, derogatory
► BLAFLUM ► BLAFUM a pompous, empty-headed person → 1825 Sc.
► BUBBLEHEAD an empty-headed person → 1952 sl., orig. US
► CITTERN-HEAD a blockhead, a dunce; an empty-headed person; a term of scorn → 1623
► CLOTHES-PROP a silly, empty-headed person → 1900s sl.
► CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow → 18C Sc.
► DITS ► DITZ an empty-headed person, esp. a woman → 1973 US sl.
► DUMB DORA an empty-headed woman → 1922 US sl.
► FEATHER-HEAD a silly, empty-headed person → 1831
► GAMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so → 1825 Sc.
► GAMP an interfering busybody; an idle, meddling person; an empty-headed, noisy fellow; a gossip → 1868 sl.
► GLIGEEN ► GLUGEEN an empty-headed person → 1960 Irish sl.
► GLUGGER a vain, empty, foolish boaster → Bk1910 Ireland
► GOMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so → 1825 Sc.
► HELIUM HEAD a silly or empty-headed person; a fool; an airhead → 1960 US college sl.
► HELIUM-BRAIN a silly or empty-headed person; a fool; an airhead → 1978 US college sl.
► INANE an empty-headed, unintelligent person → 1710
► JACK A DANDY a conceited, empty-headed little fellow → 1632
► LACK-BRAIN one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool → 1596
► MCFLY a fool; an empty-headed person → 1980s US campus sl.
► PEA-BRAIN an empty-headed person → 1959 sl.
► RACA a vain empty-headed fellow → Bk1775
► SHALLOW-PATE a person having no depth of intellect or understanding; a foolish or empty-headed person → 1600
► YITEMARREE a term of contempt for an empty-headed, foppish, time-serving man → 1902 Sc.
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