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bonehead

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bone⋅head

  [bohn-hed] Slang.
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–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
bone⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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bone·head   (bōn'hěd')   
n.   Informal
A stupid person; a dunce.
bone'head'ed adj., bone'head'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bonehead

  1. n.
    a stupid or stubborn person. : You are such a bonehead when it comes to buying cars.
  2. mod.
    and boneheaded. stupid; stubborn. : Of all the boneheaded things to do! , You are a bonehead jerk!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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