blockhead vs piff

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. 

piff

noun
  • Piffle; nonsense; rubbish. 

verb
  • To throw something vigorously. 

adj
  • good or attractive. 

intj
  • An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw. 

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