Definition
A foolish or scatterbrained person; someone with a giddy or frivolous mind.
Etymology
From giddy plus pate (archaic word for head or mind), creating a compound insult similar to 'blockpate' or 'hothead,' common in earlier English.
Kelly Says
Pate used to mean 'head'—that's why old insults reference people's pates so much, treating personality flaws as literally being in someone's skull.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ነው
in-sa na-wu
ARالعربية
رأس فارغة
ra-as fa-ree-gha
BNবাংলা
শূন্য মস্তিষ্ক
shunno mostisk
CACatalà
cap buit
kap bwet
CSČeština
prázdná hlava
praz-dna hla-va
DADansk
tom hoved
tom ho-ved
DEDeutsch
Luftkopf
luft-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεντρική
ken-tri-ki
ESEspañol
cabeza llena de aire
ka-be-sa ye-e-na de a-ir-e
FAفارسی
سر خالی
sar khali
FISuomi
tyhjä pää
tyh-jä pa
FRFrançais
tête pleine d'air
tet plehn dair
HIहिन्दी
सिर खाली
sir kha-lee
HUMagyar
üres fej
u-res fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala kosong
ke-pa-la ko-song
ITItaliano
testa vuota
tes-ta vo-ta
JA日本語
空っぽの頭
kara-ppo no atama
KO한국어
머리속이 비어있다
meo-ri-sok-i bieo-i-s-da
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala kosong
ke-pa-la ko-song
NLNederlands
lege hoofd
le-ge hoof
NONorsk
tom hode
tom ho-de
PLPolski
pusta głowa
pu-sta glow-a
PTPortuguês
cabeça vazia
ka-be-sa va-zi-a
RUРусский
пустая голова
pustaya golova
SVSvenska
tom huvud
tom hue-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa tupu
ki-cha wa tu-pu
TAதமிழ்
தலையின் வெற்று
tha-lai-yin vet-tru
TLTL
ulod na utak
u-lod na u-tak
TRTürkçe
boş kafalı
bo-sh ka-fa-li
UKУкраїнська
порожня голова
porozhnya golova
VITiếng Việt
đầu trống rỗng
dau trong rong
ZH中文
脑袋空空
nǎo dai kong kong