fugghead

English

Noun

fugghead (plural fuggheads)

1. (dated, fandom slang, minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
   • 1950 March, Francis Towner Laney, “Fanzine Scope”, in Spacewarp‎^[1], number 36, page 17:

     Future installments of this column will be nowhere near as long, but after all, Anniversary issues should rate a little extra something. Next time I hope to cover the first fanzine, THE TIME TRAVELLER of 1930. While it is a very dull item, it surely is of historical interest. And for spice, I guarantee to dissect some fugghead and his works. Gee. Don't miss it. It might be YOU.

   • 1991, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Michael Flynn, Fallen Angels, →ISBN, page 356:

     Niven's law. No cause is so noble that it won't attract fuggheads.

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “fugghead”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 69–70.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “fugghead n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.