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Boneheaded vs Bonehead - What's the difference?

boneheaded | bonehead |

Boneheaded is a derived term of bonehead.


In context|slang|lang=en terms the difference between boneheaded and bonehead

is that boneheaded is (slang) like something a bonehead would do while bonehead is (slang) someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.

As an adjective boneheaded

is (slang) like a bonehead.

As a noun bonehead is

(slang) someone who is stubborn, thick-skulled, or stupid.

boneheaded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (slang) like a bonehead
  • (slang) like something a bonehead would do

    • Derived terms

    * boneheadedness * boneheadedly

    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