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- The chowder in chowderhead is neither New England nor Manhattan (though one could speculate that a chowderhead has either type of clam chowder for brains). Chowderhead is a mispronunciation of jolterhead, a derivative of the 16th-century insult jolt head.
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Oct 2, 2002 · CHOWDERHEAD - "The chowder in 'chowderhead' is neither fish nor clam, nor Boston nor Manhattan. Indeed, it's simply not that kind of chowder at all. Actually, this 'chowderhead' is a variation of 'cholterhead,' which in turn was originally 'jolterhead' - a term much used in Shakespeare's time but now completely obsolete.
The chowder in chowderhead is neither New England nor Manhattan (though one could speculate that a chowderhead has either type of clam chowder for brains). Chowderhead is a mispronunciation of jolterhead, a derivative of the 16th-century insult jolt head.
(Lancashire) chowterhead, phonetic variant of cholterhead, dialectal variant of jolterhead, earlier jolthead, equivalent to jolt-, jolter- (probably akin to jolt, but sense uncertain) + head. Discover More. Example Sentences. Chowderhead had a ladylike little sneeze; it went hutta, real quick, all through the mouth, no nose involved.
The earliest known use of the noun chowderhead is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for chowderhead is from 1833, in the writing of John Neal, author and women's rights activist. chowderhead is formed within English, by compounding.
[1825–35; cf. Brit. dial. (Lancashire) chowterhead, phon. var. of cholterhead, dial. var. of jolterhead, earlier jolthead, equiv. to jolt-, jolter-(prob. akin to jolt, but sense uncert.) + head] This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35.
Alternative spelling of chowderhead; 2003: Kay Rizzo, Bells and Whistles "And she called me a chowder head!" The boy's eyes flashed with anger. Mr. Mays held Elizabeth at arm's length. "Is that true? Did you call your brother a chowder head?"
Definition of chowderhead noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
