bonehead

[ bohn-hed ]
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noun
  1. a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.

adjective
  1. being of, by, or for a stupid or unthinking person: a bonehead mistake.

Origin of bonehead

1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; bone + head

Other words from bonehead

  • boneheaded, adjective
  • bone·head·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby bonehead

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How to use bonehead in a sentence

  • If you weren't such a bonehead for doing what you start out to do, we could do something interesting.

    Quin | Alice Hegan Rice
  • What the Americans call a bonehead became what the English call a hard-headed man.

    What I Saw in America | G. K. Chesterton
  • "Plenty of bonehead plays in those days as well as now," murmured Tom.

  • So accept the complimentary comparison—if it fits—which maybe it doesn't, you egotistical bonehead.

    The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • There's no harm will come of it, but only good, if I'm not a bonehead from Bonetown.

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for bonehead

bonehead

/ (ˈbəʊnˌhɛd) /


noun
  1. slang a stupid or obstinate person

Derived forms of bonehead

  • boneheaded, adjective

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