squarehead

noun — 3 senses

squarehead

noun

UK /ˈskwɛəhɛd/ · US /ˈskwɛɚhɛd/

Etymology From square + head.

1

Slang An honest person; a non-criminal.

2

Slang A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.

  • The squarehead bent his chin to his breast and said, "Very well. In an hour."1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 771:
  • "If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here."2022, Brian Penton, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch:
3

Slang A socially conventional or boring person.

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