blockhead vs nuffy

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. 

nuffy

noun
  • A person who is stupid. 

  • Someone who an obsessive fan of a sport, particularly of cricket. 

  • A person with a disability, particularly intellectual. 

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