Pinhead

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A pinhead is the head of a pin.

Pinhead, in reference to a person, may also mean:

• A person with microcephaly, famous examples of which include:
  • Schlitzie, a circus performer who appears in the film Freaks
  • Zip the Pinhead, a circus performer of the late 19th and early 20th century
  • Beetlejuice (entertainer), who appears with Howard Stern
  • Zippy the Pinhead, a fictional comic strip character with microcephaly
  • Pinhead (Puppet Master), a character in the "Puppet Master" series of films
  • Pepper and Salty, two recurring characters in the television show American Horror Story
  • Pinheads, a group of sideshow circus characters in the stage play The Elephant Man
  • Pinhead, the puppet sidekick of the television show Foodini the Great
• Pinhead (Hellraiser), the primary antagonist from the Hellraiser series of horror films

Other usages:

• A juvenile cricket
• "Pinhead", a song by The Ramones on their album Leave Home