| 词汇 | chowderhead |
| 词源 | chowderhead. According to one theory, neither clam chow- der nor any other chowder has anything to do with this ex- pression, used to mean a dolt or a stupid, clumsy person. Chowderhead, this theory holds, is a mispronunciation of chol- terhead, which dates back to the 16th century and is derived from the older term jolthead. Unfortunately, we’re all a bunch of chowderheads when it comes to the origins of jolthead. |
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