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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
fathead
noun
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▪ She appropriated slapstick and hyperbole to the delicious purpose of lampooning the fathead who made her life miserable.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
fathead

Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also nerka. See Blueback

  2. . (b) The rosefish.

  3. A large California labroid food fish ( Trochocopus pulcher); -- called also fathead.

  4. The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under Drumfish.

Wiktionary
fathead

n. 1 (context derogatory English) An idiot; a fool. 2 (context zoology English) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley, ''Pimephales promelas'', the (vern: black-headed minnow). 3 (context zoology English) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.

WordNet
fathead

n. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany]

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Fathead

Fathead may refer to:

Fathead (album)

Fathead (subtitled Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman and also referred to as Ray Charles Sextet) is the debut release of jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1958 but not released until 1960 on the Atlantic label. The complete album was also included with 3 other Newman releases in the 2 CD reissue / compilation, ''It's Mister Fathead''.

Fathead (musician)
''For the American jazz saxophonist, see David "Fathead" Newman.

Fathead (born Vernon Rainford, c.1960 – 19 October 1988) was a dancehall deejay best known for his collaborations with Yellowman in the early 1980s.

Fathead (brand)

Fathead is a brand name of life-sized, precision-cut vinyl wall graphics manufactured by Fathead LLC. Fathead LLC is a privately held company based in Detroit, Michigan. The ownership group is led by Dan Gilbert, who is chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, and also Majority Owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fathead categories include Real.Big, Fathead Jr., Fathead Customs, Fathead Tradeables, Fathead Teammate, Fathead Skins, and SM/ART across 650 officially licensed brands. The products are high-definition wall graphics of professional athletes, animated heroes, entertainment characters, team helmets and logos. The graphics are constructed of vinyl and a low-tack adhesive.

Fathead (band)

Fathead is an multiple award-winning Canadian blues band, founded by Al Lerman and originally formed with members Mike Fitzpatrick, John Mays, Ted Leonard and Bob Tunnoch.

Usage examples of "fathead".

The book was extremely popular when it came out because its realism made it incredibly effective--but it was also extremely controversial as all sorts of fatheads inveighed against it because it didn use proper English.

None of this would have happened if you stupid, greedy fatheads had stood your ground.

And one had to admit that it took a lot of squaring, for dear old Bicky, though a stout fellow and absolutely unrivalled as an imitator of bull-terriers and cats, was in many ways one of the most pronounced fatheads that ever pulled on a suit of gent's underwear.

The fathead: a big bottomfeeder with a conspicuous fleshy prominence above the eyes, toothless but voracious and omnivorous.

He stamped out of the Hall, cursing fools and fatheads and men who wouldn't face reality.

Long story, I won't go into it now, merely saying that the old fathead had got entirely the wrong angle on the relations between his ewe lamb and myself, we being just good friends, as the expression is.