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bonehead

[bohn-hed]Slang.
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noun
  1. a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
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adjective
  1. being of, by, or for a stupid or unthinking person: a bonehead mistake.
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Origin of bonehead

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; bone + head
Related formsbone·head·ed, adjectivebone·head·ed·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for bonehead

Historical Examples

  • 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

  • And to think that he chose this moment to pull that bonehead play!

  • Don't pull any bonehead plays that'll get these people down on you.

    The Pathless Trail

    Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

  • He is not necessarily a "bonehead," but this phrase, like "fathead," is no accident.

    How to Analyze People on Sight

    Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict

  • Scotty, under his breath, began heaping curses on himself as a bonehead, and tried to take it out on the wrench he was using.

British Dictionary definitions for bonehead

bonehead

noun
  1. slang a stupid or obstinate person
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Derived Formsboneheaded, adjective
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Word Origin and History for bonehead

n.

"stupid person," 1908, from bone (n.) + head (n.). Cf. blockhead, meathead.

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