Meaning of bonehead | Babel Free
ˈbəʊnˌhɛdDefinitions
- Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
- A member of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic offshoot of the skinhead subculture.
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“Near-synonyms: thickhead, numskull; see⟳ also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot”
“Musical Potterism, for example, is everywhere rampant. It bobs up in music criticisms and peeps forth in daily intercourse. "Give⟳ me good old Mozart," 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 The Marriage of Figaro.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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