saphead
[
sap
-hed]
/ˈsæpˌhɛd/
noun
,
Slang.
1.
a simpleton; fool.
Origin
1790-1800;
sap
1
+
head
British Dictionary definitions for
saphead
saphead
1
/
ˈsæpˌhɛd
/
noun
1.
(
slang
) a simpleton, idiot, or fool
Derived Forms
sapheaded,
adjective
saphead
2
/
ˈsæpˌhɛd
/
noun
1.
(
military
) the end of a sap nearest to the enemy
Slang definitions & phrases for
saphead
saphead
noun
A stupid person;
blockhead
,
sap
: one young woman who just seems to be a saphead
(1798+)