airhead

Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹˌ(h)ɛd/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
  2. noun a bridgehead seized by airborne troops

Etymology

From air + head (“foremost, topmost, or leading part”), sense 1 (“area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase”) by analogy with beachhead and bridgehead.

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