Conehead

/ˈkoʊnˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

A person or creature with a cone-shaped head, or a type of grasshopper with a pointed head; also used as a slang insult for someone perceived as odd or unintelligent.

Etymology

From 'cone' plus 'head,' a compound word that literally describes the shape of the head, popularized by the Saturday Night Live characters in the 1980s.

Kelly Says

The conehead grasshoppers are actually super successful insects that lay their eggs in plants, and their pointed head shape helps them navigate through grass—it's brilliant design, not a flaw!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮን HeaderComponent
ko-n he-d-er-part
ARالعربية
رأس مخروطي
ra's mukhrooti
BNবাংলা
কোণী মাথা
ko-nee ma-tha
CACatalà
cap de con
kap de kon
CSČeština
kuželovitá hlava
ku-zel-o-vit-á hla-va
DADansk
keglehoved
ke-gle-ho-ved
DEDeutsch
Kegelkopf
keh-gel-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλή κώνου
ke-fa-li kō-nou
ESEspañol
cabeza de cono
ka-be-sa deh ko-no
FAفارسی
سر کروی
sar k-ro-vi
FISuomi
keräpäärme
kerä-päärme
FRFrançais
tête en cône
tet a kohn
GUGU
કોનિયું માથું
ko-ni-yum ma-th-u-m
HAHA
kwanin gashin
kwan-in ga-shin
HEעברית
ראש בצורת קône
rosh be-tzarat ko-ne
HIहिन्दी
कोन सिर
kon sir
HUMagyar
kúpfejek
koop-fe-jek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kep kerucut
kep ke-ru-cut
IGIG
ọhụrụ ọnọ
oh-hu-ru oh-no
ITItaliano
testa a cono
testa a ko-no
JA日本語
コーンヘッド
kon hedo
KKKK
шлема
sh-le-ma
KMKM
ច្បាប់កំពស់
ch'bap kam-pôs
KO한국어
콘헤드
kon heodeu
MRMR
कोनशीर
ko-n-shi-ir
MSBahasa Melayu
kep kerucut
kep ke-ru-cut
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်းခေါင်း
ko-n kha-ing
NLNederlands
kegelhoofd
keh-gel-ho-of
NONorsk
keglehode
ke-gle-ho-de
PAPA
ਕੋਨੇਦ
ko-ne-d
PLPolski
głowa w kształcie stożka
głowa v kształcie stożka
PTPortuguês
cabeça-de-cone
ka-be-sa-deh-ko-neh
RORomână
capă conică
ca-pă co-ni-că
RUРусский
конусоголовый
konuso-golovyi
SVSvenska
kott huvud
kott hue-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa ya koni
ki-chwa ya ko-ni
TAதமிழ்
கோண தலை
ko-na tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
కోణా తలం
ko-na ta-lam
THไทย
หัวรูปกรวย
hua rup kroy
TLTL
ulo ng cone
ulo ng ko-ne
TRTürkçe
konik başlı
ko-nik ba-şlı
UKУкраїнська
конусоподібна голова
ko-nu-so-po-dib-na ho-lova
URاردو
کونہی سر
ko-ne-i sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu hình nón
dau hinh non
YOYO
ọ̀pẹ́ ìrọ̀
oh-pe i-ro
ZH中文
锥形头
zhuī xíng tóu
ZUZU
isiqongo esinye
ee-si-qo-ngo es-i-nye

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