Codhead

/ˈkɑdˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

A person from a region known for cod fishing, used historically as an identifier or sometimes a mild insult for people from fishing communities.

Etymology

From 'cod' and 'head' (a person or inhabitant), combining as a regional or occupational descriptor. Reflects the historical identity of cod-fishing communities.

Kelly Says

In medieval and early modern times, calling someone a 'codhead' was like saying they were from a fishing family—it was geography as much as insult, since cod was their whole economy!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
זקן እንደ አይነት
z-ek-en en-de a-y-net
ARالعربية
رأس أحمق
ra-as a-h-maq
BNবাংলা
মুখ্য মুখ
mu-kh-y mu-kh
CACatalà
cap de tonto
cap de ton-to
CSČeština
hlava idiota
h-lava i-di-o-ta
DADansk
idioten hoved
i-di-o-ten ho-ved
DEDeutsch
Dummkopf
dumm-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλι τρελού
ke-fá-li tre-lou
ESEspañol
cabeza de tonto
ka-be-sa de ton-to
FAفارسی
سر احمق
sar a-h-maq
FISuomi
viisas pää
vi-i-sas p-ää
FRFrançais
tête de con
te-t de kon
GUGU
પોખરો ગુસ્સા
po-kho-ro gu-ssa
HAHA
mazaunin gajere
ma-za-u-nin ga-je-re
HEעברית
ראש טיפש
rosh tip-sh
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ख का सिर
moo-rkh ka si-r
HUMagyar
hüly fej
h-ü-ly fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala bodoh
ke-pa-la bo-doh
IGIG
nwoke n'ekpere
n-wo-ke n-ek-pe-re
ITItaliano
testa di cretino
tes-ta di kre-ti-no
JA日本語
バカの頭
ba-ka no a-ta
KKKK
іш бала
ish ba-la
KMKM
បុរសចាស់ក្បត់
bu-r-soh cha-as k-b-at
KO한국어
바보 머리
ba-bo me-ri
MRMR
वृद्ध कर्कश
v-rudd kar-kash
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala bodoh
ke-pa-la bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီး ကြောက်
a-kree k-yaw-k
NLNederlands
hoofd van een idiot
ho-ofd van een i-di-ot
NONorsk
idioten hode
i-di-o-ten ho-de
PAPA
ਬੁੱਢੇ ਝੜ
bu-d-dhe jh-ar
PLPolski
głowa idiota
g-w-owa i-di-o-ta
PTPortuguês
cabeça de idiota
ka-be-sa de i-di-o-ta
RORomână
cap de prost
cap de pro-st
RUРусский
дурачок
du-ra-chok
SVSvenska
idiotens huvud
i-di-o-tens h-u-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa ya mvivu
ki-ch-wa ya m-vi-vu
TAதமிழ்
மூளை மெத்தன
moo-lai me-tha-na
TEతెలుగు
బుద్ధిహీన మెడ
bu-d-dhi-hee-na me-da
THไทย
หัวโง่
hua-ngo
TLTL
ulo ng ugok
u-lo ng u-gok
TRTürkçe
salak baş
sa-lak ba-sh
UKУкраїнська
голова ідіот
go-lova i-di-ot
URاردو
بہیمہ کا سر
be-he-ma ka sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu ngốc
dau ngoc
YOYO
agba ṣàgbà
ag-ba sha-g-ba
ZH中文
傻瓜的头
shǎ-guā de tóu
ZUZU
isigqoko
i-si-g-qo-ko

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