# What's another word for Airhead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 18, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101 "2011-01-18T18:53:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/1 "2011-01-18T18:53:52Z")
As in “She’s such an airhead, she’s always losing her keys”. I don’t want to be insulting. I’m looking for more of a cutesy word to make her smile. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/2 "2011-01-18T18:57:06Z")
“Peanuthead”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/3 "2011-01-18T19:04:30Z")
Just say that her brain runs on sailboat fuel. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/4 "2011-01-18T19:04:34Z")
Dingbat. Hey, it worked for Archie Bunker… ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/5 "2011-01-18T19:08:09Z")
Sarah Palin? (too soon for a GQ joke?) now, seriously: Bimbo and Ditz aren’t terribly offensive. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/6 "2011-01-18T19:08:28Z")
“She’s such a Blonde” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/7 "2011-01-18T19:15:41Z")
Ditz. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/8 "2011-01-18T19:23:11Z")
Is ditz really less offensive? “She’s so absent-minded” seems like a good way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/9 "2011-01-18T19:26:29Z")
Well, daydreamer might be the least offensive, although ditz came to mind pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/10 "2011-01-18T19:26:37Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Is ditz really less offensive? > > “She’s so absent-minded” seems like a good way to go. There’s no need to sanitize the comment to the point of meaninglessness - it’s obviously a friend that he’s trying to be cutesy with. and yes, I think (but that’s only me obvs.) that ditzy is less offensive, primarily because it just sounds cutesy. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/11 "2011-01-18T19:26:44Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > “Peanuthead”? > 🙂 On the contrary, Peanuthead indicates a highly intelligent, sophisticated, handsome, wealthy, suave, honest, all around cool dude.\* 🆒 \*Who just might not always tell the truth. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/12 "2011-01-18T19:30:06Z")
Yeah, I kinda like “ditz”. Cute and accurate without being insulting. But keep 'em coming anyway. She might like a little variety. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/13 "2011-01-18T19:34:59Z")
Well, there’s “space cadet”, but that’s probably about even with “airhead”. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/14 "2011-01-18T19:37:58Z")
Pneumo-psychic. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/15 "2011-01-18T19:45:24Z")
Birdbrain. Ditz. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/16 "2011-01-18T19:51:03Z")
Flibbertigibbet? Will-O-The-Wisp? Clown? ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/17 "2011-01-18T20:11:16Z")
knucklehead… turrrible. just turrible. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/18 "2011-01-18T20:36:52Z")
Flighty ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/19 "2011-01-18T20:38:47Z")
Another shot at it: “She’s so synapse-challenged” ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101/20 "2011-01-18T20:41:19Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Flighty I thought flighty was used to indicate more tentativeness, rather than forgetfulness? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-another-word-for-airhead/568101.md?page=2)