bonehead

[bohn-hed] /ˈboʊnˌhɛd/
noun
1.
a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
adjective
2.
being of, by, or for a stupid or unthinking person:
a bonehead mistake.
Origin
1905-10, Americanism; bone1 + head
Related forms
boneheaded, adjective
boneheadedness, noun
Examples from the web for bonehead
  • Some bonehead has accidentally written all over the board with indelible red ink.
  • According to the bonehead editor who came up with this sensationalist headline, returned veterans are ticking bombs.
  • The only attention they get is when the manager makes a bonehead comment.
British Dictionary definitions for bonehead

bonehead

/ˈbəʊnˌhɛd/
noun
1.
(slang) a stupid or obstinate person
Derived Forms
boneheaded, adjective
Word Origin and History for bonehead
n.

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

Slang definitions & phrases for bonehead

bonehead

modifier

: I should have been in bonehead English

noun

A stupid person: four sons, all bone-heads

Related Terms

pull a boner

[1900s+; fr the notion of the head being all bone,no brain]