"bonehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bonehead.ogg Forms: boneheads [plural]
Etymology: From bone + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bone|head}} bone + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonehead (plural boneheads)
  1. (slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid. Wikipedia link: bonehead Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Derived forms: boneheaded Related terms: hardhead, hardheaded Translations (someone stupid): estúpid [masculine] (Catalan), estúpida [feminine] (Catalan), idiot [masculine] (French), idiote [feminine] (French), stupido [masculine] (Italian), stupida [feminine] (Italian), stultus [masculine] (Latin), stulta [feminine] (Latin), stultum [neuter] (Latin), estúpido [masculine] (Portuguese), estúpida [feminine] (Portuguese), estúpido [masculine] (Spanish), estúpida [feminine] (Spanish)

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