"butthead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buttheads [plural]
Etymology: From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head. Compare buttface. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|butt|head|t1=buttocks, backside}} butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head, {{m|en|buttface}} buttface Head templates: {{en-noun}} butthead (plural buttheads)
  1. (sometimes vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes, vulgar Synonyms (disagreeable person): jerk Translations (annoying person difficult to get along with): Blödmann [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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