as in idiot
a stupid person
we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding
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Recent Examples of hammerhead
In 2018, a visitor fishing in the surf at North Carolina’s Outer Banks pulled out a 6-foot hammerhead shark that outweighed him.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
Small sharks, deep-water species, and those that rely on constant swimming to breathe, like threshers and hammerheads, were found to have the highest mortality rates.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Mar. 2025
At present, no deck planks remain on the wider, westernmost portion of the pier called the hammerhead.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
This new version, however, features six elements that make up the hammerhead and 10 that form the handle and serve as daytime running lights.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
Small sharks, deep-water species, and those that rely on constant swimming to breathe, like threshers and hammerheads, were found to have the highest mortality rates.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Mar. 2025
At present, no deck planks remain on the wider, westernmost portion of the pier called the hammerhead.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
This new version, however, features six elements that make up the hammerhead and 10 that form the handle and serve as daytime running lights.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerhead
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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