| 单词 | balloon head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasballoon head balloon head n. chiefly U.S. (a) a round, swollen, or large head or tip; (b) figurative (colloquial) an inflated opinion of oneself, a ‘big head’; an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person (cf. big-head n. 3, airhead n. 3). ΚΠ 1890 N.Y. Times 14 Dec. 12/5 Thrust backward from the front [of the hat], a long gold stiletto with balloon head set with turquoises. 1896 Washington Post 12 Feb. 8/4 We had a smart Alec with the Browns named Lou Phelan... Phelan had a balloon head, and he prided himself on bluffing umpires. 1910 Indianapolis Star 1 May (Mag. section) Finding himself elevated suddenly to a position of such stupendous authority, had given him what Skibby would have called ‘de balloon head’. 1933 J. T. Farrell Gas-house McGinty 316 You balloon head, you got yours comin'! 1971 Playboy June 217 One more balloon-head movie star who meddled with directing. 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 2 Apr. c1 [His] balloon head and bloated physique look like he stuck the air hose from the corner filling station down his throat. < as lemmas |
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