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Definition of "pinhead" [pinhead]

  • The head of a pin. (noun)
  • Something very small or insignificant. (noun)
  • Slang A stupid person; a dunce. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pinhead" in a sentence
  • "Wipe your chin pinhead ..... your starting to drool."
  • "When the piss-ant pinhead is gone, never, NEVER will we let crazies drag our country through the mud again, even if we have to cut diplomatic ties with Montana."
  • "The Obama Administration failed to keep the GOP’s promise, so this pinhead is picking up the slack./snark"