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
But Hough and Inaba found themselves at loggerheads when the former's critique started to go south.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Leaders remain at loggerheads over how to proceed, with rank-and-file negotiations making little headway so far.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, and Democrats remained at loggerheads over the terms of a funding deal as the government shutdown dragged on to its sixth day.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
These shrikes are smaller than robins but have large, blocky heads, hence the name loggerhead.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
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The ordeal generated local headlines, as Berman had to navigate sheer rocks and treacherous terrain in the dark to save the mutt.—
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Having co-created the eponymous pooch, writer Bob Baker retained some of the rights to the character, but crucially not to the design or his connections to a certain Time Lord — hence the extensive makeover and the lack of references to the metal mutt's adventures in space and time.—
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Its distinct hammerhead front end design gives the midsize sedan an aggressive and sporty look, which is different than the exterior design of previous generations.—
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.—
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerhead. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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