Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Informal A stupid person; a dunce.
Wiktionary
- n. Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, and stupid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a person of low intelligence; a dunce; a blockhead; -- used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence or capabilities.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Examples
“This popularized the slang term bonehead, an American alteration of the British blockhead.”
“What the Americans call a bonehead became what the English call a hard-headed man.”
“I actually dont 'have a dietician so I have no one to call a bonehead!”
“Minnesota veterans will benefit from what Governor Pawlenty called a bonehead decision.”
“I have to agree with the author of that piece, Cabelas 'decision to expand and continue in the business of reducing public hunting/fishing access is a "bonehead" move.”
Cabelas has a pretty sweet deal going on their Gorilla King Kong HX hang up stand.
“Dont be some kind of bonehead with a negative opinion about everything.”
“AFTER THE JUMP -- Bloomie lays down a marker for Fenty -- Is Fenty an arrogant "bonehead"?”
“Here is their claim (Per Tucker Bounds or should I say 'bonehead'):”
“The Rezko thing was not illegal, Obama did nothing wrong, aside from the dumb "bonehead" move of getting anywhere near Rezko, which he has admitted.”
“But even a genius makes mistakes, In the book, Red admits to one "bonehead" move, wasting a first-round draft choice on a player who was afraid to fly.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bonehead’.
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound Derogatives
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 237 more...
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The Nerd
All the names any successful nerd can ever hope to be called.
dweeb, dork, drip, oaf, egghead, geek, twit, goofball, loser, swot, wimp, bonehead and 5 more...
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unkind words
unkind words or those refering them.
twit, gibe, blockhead, bonehead, cretin, dullard, imbecile, simpleton, clod, dunce, simp, ignoramus and 39 more...
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dirtie dirtie
words most foul
fuck, cunt, shit, hell, bloody, bloody hell, fuckhead, fucking, ass, asshole, fuck off, what fuck and 33 more...
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nonhead heads
figuratively named things with head
goathead, deadhead, arrowhead, warhead, airhead, cathead, bubblehead, egghead, hogshead, railhead, Tallulah Bankhead, bridgehead and 53 more...
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