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pin·head

(pĭn′hĕd′)

1. The head of a pin.

2. Something very small or insignificant.

3. Slang A stupid person; a dunce.

pin′head′ed adj.

pin′head′ed·ness n.

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pinhead

(ˈpɪnˌhɛd)

1. the head of a pin

2. something very small

3. informal a stupid or contemptible person

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pin•head

(ˈpɪnˌhɛd)

n.

1. the head of a pin.

2. a stupid person; nitwit.

3. something very small or insignificant.

[1655–65]

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Noun	1.	pinhead - an ignorant or foolish person boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	pinhead - the head of a pin head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

Translations

capocchia di spillo

pinhead

[ˈpɪnhed] N

1. (lit) → cabeza f de alfiler

2. (= idiot) → mentecato m, cabeza f de chorlito

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pinhead

[ˈpɪnhɛd] n

(= top of a pin) → tête f d'épingle

→ andouille f

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