fathead /ˈfæt.hɛd/ noun5 •(disapproving) An idiot; a fool.You fathead! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled! •A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow. •A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos •A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher. •Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps formsfatheads