as in idiot
a stupid person
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Recent Examples of loggerhead
Seven species of sea turtles — including loggerhead, green, and hawksbill turtles — nest and hatch on the powder-fine sands of Longboat Key from May through October.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
In his first acting role in The Mage, Taheri plays the logically-minded chief of police who is at loggerheads with the titular mystic, played by Ho, while investigating a series of mysterious crimes.
—Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Both parties have been at a loggerheads over control of the state House.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
By 2020, China and the United States were at loggerheads and in the midst of a trade war.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
In his first acting role in The Mage, Taheri plays the logically-minded chief of police who is at loggerheads with the titular mystic, played by Ho, while investigating a series of mysterious crimes.
—Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Both parties have been at a loggerheads over control of the state House.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
By 2020, China and the United States were at loggerheads and in the midst of a trade war.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerhead
Noun
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The toilet does the heavy work automatically with an electromechanical system, so all the owner of said waste has to do is grab the sealed, odorless bag and drop it in the garbage, much like a mutt mitt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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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
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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
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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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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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