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boofhead

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊfhɛd/

The English word “boofhead” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An idiot; a fathead.
  2. An oversized head.
  3. A person with an oversized head.

adjective

  1. Fatheaded; stupid; dimwitted.

Etymology

From (obsolete) bufflehead (“buffalo-head, stupid person”). Boofhead was the name of a cartoon character in a Sydney newspaper during the 1940s.

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