codhead

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Geordie) A person from North Shields, a town in County Durham, in the northeast of England.
  • (British) A person from Grimsby, a fishing town in Lincolnshire, in the north of England.
  • (British) A person from Whitby, a town in North Yorkshire, in the northeast of England.
  • (British) A person from Fleetwood, a town in the northwest of Lancashire.
  • (British) A person from Kingston upon Hull, a city in East Yorkshire

Etymology

Compound from English cod (scrotum, imitation, joke, as in m) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).

Origin

English

head

Gloss

-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast

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