noun
- people who are considered silly, empty-headed, or lacking intelligence
- submarine crew members
Usage: informal; derogatory
Usage: nautical slang
Examples
- The teacher was frustrated with the bubbleheads who never paid attention in class.
- Don’t listen to those bubbleheads; they don’t know what they’re talking about.
- The old sailor referred to the submarine crew as bubbleheads.
- He called his ditzy friends bubbleheads, but he said it affectionately.
- The bubbleheads spent their shore leave at the local diner.
- She proved she wasn’t one of the bubbleheads by solving the complex problem.
- The bubbleheads on the submarine worked efficiently despite the cramped conditions.