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pinhead

[pin-hed]

noun

  1. the head heads of a pin.

  2. something very small or insignificant.

  3. Slang.a stupid person; nitwit.



pinhead

/ ˈɪˌɛ /

noun

  1. the head of a pin

  2. something very small

  3. informala stupid or contemptible person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinhead1

First recorded in 1655–65; pin + head
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They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates - all this with a brain that's tinier than a pinhead.

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They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates - all this with a brain that’s tinier than a pinhead.

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With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects perform fantastic navigational feats.

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“We have freedom, but it’s on a pinhead,” said Kent Lyons, who has lived on the territory since 1970.

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Every single day he looked like he had just walked out of Sunday school: Every thin yellow hair on his pinhead was perfectly cut and licked to a gloss.

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