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meathead

(slang) A large, muscular, stupid man, especially an athlete.

ˈmitˌhɛdDocumented since 1970s1970sGen XhistoricalCurrent109 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1970 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(slang) A large, muscular, stupid man, especially an athlete.

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  • “Rogan is a meathead, but he is also a legitimate part of the right’s propaganda apparatus and a pathetic waste of life scumbag”

  • “You touch a hair on dem Bison's heads I be comin' after you, Meathead.”

  • “To all who believe that Joe Rogan "maybe" turns around and away from the right wing bullshit: This is why you can not trust this meathead asshole: www.youtube.com/shorts/YGKNG...”

Gary was a hulking meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar.
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  • “101. The meathead movie nights continue with Bloodsport letterboxd.com/cckirby/film...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “To all who believe that Joe Rogan "maybe" turns around and away from the right wing bullshit: This is why you can not trust this meathead asshole: www.youtube.com/shorts/YGKNG...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You touch a hair on dem Bison's heads I be comin' after you, Meathead.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rogan is a meathead, but he is also a legitimate part of the right’s propaganda apparatus and a pathetic waste of life scumbag”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(slang) An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.

Gary was a hulking meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar.
Origin: From . The term meathead is often said to come from the classic 1970s television situation comedy All In The Family, wherein main character Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) used the nickname to address his son-in-law, Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner), starting with the premiere episode ("Meet the Bunkers") that first aired January 12, 1971. The term was used by the character Sgt Carter on the situation comedy Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. to refer to the title character Gomer Pyle in 1966 (season 3 episode 6). The term is also used three times in the "Star Witness" episode of the television situation come. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"meathead" means: An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.

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"meathead" means: An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with those of another.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

Cluster: fool
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(military, slang, Canadian) A member of the Canadian Forces Military Police.

Gary was a hulking meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar.
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  • “Kelce is just a big ol meathead! He’s chubby, his IQ consists of grunts and he throws a ball. But, who am I to judge..I think he’s not much to look at.. Taylor wants to be with a grunt .. whatever”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “😂😂😂 As a Greek from Boston, I swear we all sound like that meathead (#sarcasm)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Meathead lunchtime riff vibes only Ironically i did not engage the new killswitch on this guitar”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My oldest OC, Hizari. A Drakkari Blood Drinker I could never characterize beyond Meathead. She survived my cringiest years 🥲 I dunno if it's impolite to tag for old comms, but these are all artists I've lost track of anyways Credits: Lilchickie / hrychevo / Creepyan / Indicinis”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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