squarehead
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
squarehead (plural squareheads)
- (slang) An honest person; a non-criminal.
- (slang) A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 771:
- The squarehead bent his chin to his breast and said, "Very well. In an hour."
- 2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch:
- "If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."
- (slang) A socially conventional or boring person.
Usage notes[edit]
- 'Squarehead' is a literal translation of the term tête carrée used by French-Canadians to describe English-Canadians, especially those who do not or prefer not to speak French.
References[edit]
- OED, 2nd edition, 1989