What does potatoe head mean in italian?

I’ve never heard the term “potato head” used in Italian. Could you mean “squash head” or testa di gaguzza. That’s a southern/Sicilian term meaning the person has a hard head, or is stubborn.

Dan Quayle? Is that you?

@le_inferno answers vicariously through me: “La testa di patata”.

@Ivan the op asked for a definition not a translation… but tell your lady that was really good.

Why would you want to know anyways?

I think it means an American saying “potatoe [sic] head.”

@JeanPaulSartre
That’s just what I was thinking. You beat me too it.

What does potatoe head mean in Italian? Potato Head. (spelled correctly?)

I just wish to add, to anyone reading my answers; I know the difference between (see my above answer) “too” and “to.” I often reread one of my answers and see I’ve made syntactical errors…spelling, grammar, punctuation,etc. I wince; but alas, it’s too late to edit. I prefer to call this my “stream of consciousness” style of writing, a la Virginia Woolf. Some would call it, “gibberish.” I often sacrifice syntactical correctness in favor of spontaneity in my personal correspondence. When writing formally, or for publication, I assure you, I produce letter-perfect copy.

@le_inferno’s got the translation right. A similar concept in Italian is the “testa dura,” or hard head. Less head-specific (and probably a regional thing) is to call someone “miccio,” a term that translates as “donkey” but means something more like “slow-witted.”

@Dilettante Is that an all-time blanket excuse, err, explanation so that we can never tease you about writing errors, err, stylistc eccentricities? Sorta like a permanent “Get Out of Jail Free” card? I want one of those too, but I think you have to apply to @gailcalled for them.

Pavarotti?

@janbb I hesitated to send my “blanket excuse,” because I realized I would then subject myself to all sorts of responses…“inferiority complex,” etc. ...but I figured the good would outweigh the bad.

As I’m sure it did; you know I was just funning with you.

Re your mention of @gailcalled, it didn’t come out in red, underscored. I assume you mean there was a thread on this subject, connected with her. Can you re-try it, or how can I find and individual username here? I’d like to have a look at it.

Never mind. I got her via the search box upper right corner.

It doesn’t seem to come out in red unless the person is on this thread for some reason. Gailcalled is our resident grammarian and style maven. She will jump on errors and omissions.

Added her to my fluther

She’s great!