Etymology

From knot +‎ headCategory:English compound terms#KNOTHEAD.

Noun

knothead (plural knotheads)Category:English lemmas#KNOTHEADCategory:English nouns#KNOTHEADCategory:English countable nouns#KNOTHEADCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#KNOTHEADCategory:Pages with entries#KNOTHEADCategory:Pages with 1 entry#KNOTHEAD

1. (informalCategory:English informal terms#KNOTHEAD) A stupid or stubborn person.
   • 1989, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Twin Peaks (television screenplay: episode 1)

     CATHERINE: With the pace we've set it'll still be months before the mill's bankrupt. I don't know if I can wait that long. Besides, there's always a chance my knothead husband may decide to take a peek at those dusty old books.