Added 9 October 2026 hammerhead noun Categories: PeopleThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about hammerhead at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence. The striking part of a hammer. Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous. Origin From hammer + head. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: shitheadmuttonheadboneheadlunkheadblockheadnumskulldunderheaddunceknuckleheadloggerheadscalloped Back to today's word