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Bonehead vs Fathead - What's the difference?

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Bonehead is a related term of fathead.


As nouns the difference between bonehead and fathead

is that bonehead is (slang) someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid while fathead is (derogatory) an idiot; a fool.

bonehead

English

Noun

(wikipedia bonehead) (en noun)
  • (slang) Someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.
  • * 1921 , James Huneker, Variations , page 248:
  • Musical Potterism, for example, is everywhere rampant. It bobs up]] in music criticisms and peeps forth in daily intercourse. "Give me good old ," cries the classical Potterite, "and keep your modern kickshaws. Mozart is good enough for me!" Alas, we think Mozart is too good for this bonehead , who no doubt prefers a Broadway comic opera to [[w:The Marriage of Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro.

    Derived terms

    * boneheaded

    fathead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
  • Donny, you fathead ! You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and now it's spoiled!
  • (zoology) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas , the (black-headed minnow).
  • (zoology) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.
  • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * (derogatory) dunce, imbecile, lout, nincompoop, see also

    Antonyms

    * (derogatory) genius English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs