Contemporary slang . 2014.
pointy-head — ☆ pointy head [point′ē hed΄ ] n. Informal an intellectual regarded disparagingly, as being impractical, officious, pedantic, etc. pointy headed adj. * * * point·y head (poinʹtē hĕd ) n. Slang An intellectual. pointʹy head ed adj. * * * … Universalium
pointy-head — ☆ pointy head [point′ē hed΄ ] n. Informal an intellectual regarded disparagingly, as being impractical, officious, pedantic, etc. pointy headed adj … English World dictionary
pointy-head — n. a studious thinker; an intellectual. (See also conehead.) □ The pointy heads seem to be living in a world of their own. □ Why do pointy heads spend so much time arguing about nothing? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pointy-head — noun Date: 1968 usually disparaging intellectual • pointy headed adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pointy head — an intellectual Derogatory use by those less favoured: ... all he did was prance around in white regalia, set fire to crosses, wind up the liberal pointy heads. (Evans Pritchard, 1987 he was in the Ku Klux Klan) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
pointy-head — /ˈpɔɪnti hɛd/ (say poyntee hed) noun Colloquial (derogatory) an expert in some field, considered to be limited in broader understanding or vision; boffin; intellectual. –pointy headed, adjective …
pointy-head — n. intellectual; careful thinker … English slang
pointy — (adj.) 1640s, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Insult pointy head for one deemed overly intellectual, by 1971, popularized, if not coined, by U.S. politician George Wallace in his 1972 presidential run … Etymology dictionary
pointy-headed — pointy head, n. /poyn tee hed id/, adj. Slang (disparaging). 1. stupid; idiotic. 2. intellectual, esp. in a self important or impractical way. [1970 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pointy-headed — pointy head, n. /poyn tee hed id/, adj. Slang (disparaging). 1. stupid; idiotic. 2. intellectual, esp. in a self important or impractical way. [1970 75, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
