Airhead (slang)

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• slang — 1. The term slang is first recorded in the 1750s, but it was not used by Dr Johnson in his Dictionary of 1755 nor entered in it as a headword (he used the term low word, with implications of disapproval). Nonetheless, the notion of highly… …   Modern English usage

• airhead — airhead1 [er′hed΄] n. [ AIR + (BEACH)HEAD] an area seized in warfare, esp. by an airborne assault, and held to ensure the continuous bringing in of troops and materiel by air ☆ airhead2 [er′hed΄ ] n. Slang a frivolous, silly, and ignorant person …   English World dictionary

• airhead — airhead1 /air hed /, n. an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing. [AIR1 + (BEACH)HEAD] airhead2 airheaded, adj. /air hed /, n.… …   Universalium

• airhead — Australian Slang empty headed, scatterbrained or frivolous person …   English dialects glossary

• airhead — n. (slang) stupid and distracted person, ditz (usually in reference to a woman); enemy controlled territory secured by paratroops …   English contemporary dictionary

• airhead — noun (C) slang especially AmE someone who is stupid …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• airhead — I air•head [[t]ˈɛərˌhɛd[/t]] n. mil an area in enemy territory seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing • Etymology: 1940–45; air+ (beach) head II air•head [[t]ˈɛərˌhɛd[/t]] n. cvb sts Slang.… …   From formal English to slang

• Mandarin Chinese profanity — The traditional Chinese characters for the word huàidàn (壞蛋/坏蛋), a Mandarin Chinese profanity meaning, literally, bad egg Mandarin Chinese profanity consists of many slang words and insults involving sex. While many offensive words and expletives …   Wikipedia

• ignorance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of knowledge Nouns 1. ignorance, nescience; illiteracy; darkness, blindness; incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity, simpleness, innocence; stupidity; unawareness. See folly, insanity,… …   English dictionary for students

• folly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of good sense Nouns 1. folly, silliness, foolishness, inanity, idiocy; frivolity, ineptitude; giddiness; inattention; irrationality, eccentricity (see insanity); extravagance, nonsense, absurdity;… …   English dictionary for students