The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FATHEADS
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What does FATHEADS mean?
FATHEADS noun- An idiot; a fool.
- A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
- A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
- A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps