pointy-headed
[
poin
-tee-hed-id]
/ˈpɔɪn tiˌhɛd ɪd/
adjective
,
Slang: Disparaging.
1.
stupid; idiotic.
2.
intellectual, especially in a self-important or impractical way.
Origin
1970-75,
Americanism
Related forms
pointy-head,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
pointy-head
pointy-head
noun
1.
(
mainly US
,
censorious
,
informal
) an intellectual
Derived Forms
pointy-headed,
adjective
Slang definitions & phrases for
pointy-head
pointy-head
noun
A stupid person;
turkey
n intellectual;
egghead
: The ''pointy heads'' are impractical as politicians
(1972+)
pointy-headed
adjective
Intellectual; cultured
: uninterested in any of the pointy-headed criticism generated in the last two decades
Stupid; idiotic
[1968+; said to have been coined by Governor George Wallace of Alabama]