"bonehead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbəʊnˌhɛd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboʊnˌhɛd/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-bonehead.ogg Forms: boneheads [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnhɛd Etymology: From bone + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bone|head}} bone + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonehead (plural boneheads)
  1. (slang) Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bonehead-en-noun-xc~9nY74 Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  2. (slang) A member of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic offshoot of the skinhead subculture. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bonehead-en-noun-ghhjSJxB Disambiguation of People: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bone head Derived forms: boneheaded

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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