blockhead vs twerp

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. 

twerp

noun
  • A fool, a twit. 

  • A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible. 

  • A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling). 

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