bubbleheadn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌblhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbəblˌhɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bubble n., head n.¹

Etymology: < bubble n. + head n.¹ Compare earlier bubble-headed adj.

1. A foolish, unintelligent, or frivolous person. Cf. airhead n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed

light head1536

cock-brain1556

fiddler1591

wild goose1597

barmy-froth1598

knick-knacker1622

nugator1656

shatter-pate1775

feather-brain1776

whirl-brain1817

feather-head1834

date1914

bubblehead1916

airhead1971

1916 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 14 Oct. 2/2 No one but a bubble head or a fool will declare in advance just what he will do in every possible emergency.

1941 Washington Post 17 Aug. l2/3 Turn a scathing glance upon that bubble-head you're with, to show him that you think he might have handled things better.

1987 M. Dorris Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1988) i. 11 Your father thinks he's in love..with some twenty-two-year-old bubblehead doper.

2013 Guardian 5 Jan. (Guide Suppl.) 7/3 Five chirruping bubbleheads who..believe teenage girls to be as gullible as most record company execs.

2. Military slang. A diver; (in extended use) a submariner. [Probably with reference to the round, bubble-like shape of a diving helmet.]

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > submariner

submariner1861

submarinist1901

bubblehead1965

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > others

press-gang1693

young gentleman1784

sidesman1803

side boy1823

trouncer1867

rating1877

Navy Leaguer1898

requestman1916

tiger1929

mineman1943

shore patrolman1944

striker1944

ping1948

pinger1961

bubblehead1965

1965 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 5 Apr. 9/1 Undersea diving takes a man into a vast..forest inhabited by chattering creatures, says an Air Force officer who has been a ‘bubble-head’ for the Army.

1987 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. Australia's military divers—known jokingly to their Navy comrades as ‘bubbleheads’—are keen to join the Persian Gulf war.

2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xxviii. 429 He's a bubblehead... Submariners don't get around all that much... but I grant you he's a pretty good operator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bubblehead
释义	bubbleheadn. Brit. /ˈbʌblhɛd/, U.S. /ˈbəblˌhɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bubble n., head n.¹ Etymology: < bubble n. + head n.¹ Compare earlier bubble-headed adj. 1. A foolish, unintelligent, or frivolous person. Cf. airhead n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed light head1536 cock-brain1556 fiddler1591 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 knick-knacker1622 nugator1656 shatter-pate1775 feather-brain1776 whirl-brain1817 feather-head1834 date1914 bubblehead1916 airhead1971 1916 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 14 Oct. 2/2 No one but a bubble head or a fool will declare in advance just what he will do in every possible emergency. 1941 Washington Post 17 Aug. l2/3 Turn a scathing glance upon that bubble-head you're with, to show him that you think he might have handled things better. 1987 M. Dorris Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1988) i. 11 Your father thinks he's in love..with some twenty-two-year-old bubblehead doper. 2013 Guardian 5 Jan. (Guide Suppl.) 7/3 Five chirruping bubbleheads who..believe teenage girls to be as gullible as most record company execs. 2. Military slang. A diver; (in extended use) a submariner. [Probably with reference to the round, bubble-like shape of a diving helmet.] ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > submariner submariner1861 submarinist1901 bubblehead1965 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > others press-gang1693 young gentleman1784 sidesman1803 side boy1823 trouncer1867 rating1877 Navy Leaguer1898 requestman1916 tiger1929 mineman1943 shore patrolman1944 striker1944 ping1948 pinger1961 bubblehead1965 1965 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 5 Apr. 9/1 Undersea diving takes a man into a vast..forest inhabited by chattering creatures, says an Air Force officer who has been a ‘bubble-head’ for the Army. 1987 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. Australia's military divers—known jokingly to their Navy comrades as ‘bubbleheads’—are keen to join the Persian Gulf war. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xxviii. 429 He's a bubblehead... Submariners don't get around all that much... but I grant you he's a pretty good operator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1916
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