blockhead vs twit

blockhead

noun
  • A stupid person. 

  • A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead. 

verb
  • To perform as a human blockhead. 

  • To behave in a stupid manner. 

twit

noun
  • A foolish or annoying person. 

  • A reproach, gibe or taunt. 

  • A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely. 

verb
  • To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. 

  • To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system). 

How often have the words blockhead and twit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )