meathead

ˈmitˌhɛd

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#1·9h ago

(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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#2·9h ago

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

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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#3·9h ago

(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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