chucklehead C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈtʃʌkl̩ˌhɛd/ UK /ˈtʃʌkəlˌhed/ See IPA manual Freq #91875 Meanings 1 noun informal, disparaging: a stupid, foolish, or clumsy person Huck thought only a crowd of prejudiced chuckleheads could believe the impostor. 2 noun US: a coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus The angler released the young chucklehead near the reef. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · informal, disparaging: a... foolblockheaddunce 2 noun · us: a coastal rockfish of... greenspotted rockfish ↔ Opposites sage Word family Forms chuckleheads Related forms chuckleblockhead Etymology From obsolete or dialectal chuckle, 'clumsy,' + -head, a productive ending in insults such as blockhead. The Californian fish name is a later regional application. Topics People & Society Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # chucklehead **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃʌkl̩ˌhɛd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃʌkəlˌhed/ **Frequency rank:** 91875 ## Meanings 1. informal, disparaging: a stupid, foolish, or clumsy person 2. US: a coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus ## Examples - Huck thought only a crowd of prejudiced chuckleheads could believe the impostor. - The angler released the young chucklehead near the reef. ## Synonyms - fool - blockhead - dunce - greenspotted rockfish ## Antonyms - sage ## Related Forms - chuckle - blockhead ## Etymology From obsolete or dialectal chuckle, 'clumsy,' + -head, a productive ending in insults such as blockhead. The Californian fish name is a later regional application. ## Topics - People & Society - Register & Style markdown