bone-head

A student is called a bone-head for forgetting his textbook.

Definition

1. Noun (slang):
   • A stupid or foolish person: "bone-head" refers to someone perceived as lacking intelligence or common sense, often used as a mild insult.

Usage Examples

• (A foolish person who made a careless mistake.)
• (A person who is slow-witted or obtuse.)

Advanced Usage

• "to have a bone-head": to be habitually foolish or dense.

  • She has a real bone-head for math; she never gets the answers right. (She is consistently poor at mathematics.)

• "bone-head move": an action that is exceptionally stupid or ill-advised.

  • Quitting his job without a backup plan was a bone-head move. (An unwise decision.)

Variants and Related Words

• Boneheaded (adj): characterized by stupidity or foolishness.

  • That was a boneheaded mistake. (A very foolish error.)

• Boneheadedly (adv): in a stupid or foolish manner.

  • He boneheadedly ignored all the warnings. (He acted foolishly by disregarding advice.)

Synonyms

• Dunce: a person who is slow to learn.
• Blockhead: a stupid person (similar slang term).
• Numskull: a foolish or stupid person.

Related Idioms

• "bonehead play": (in sports or games) an exceptionally foolish move.

  • The quarterback's bonehead play cost the team the game. (A stupid decision during the match.)

• "bonehead of the week": a humorous or sarcastic label for someone who has done something very stupid recently.

  • He was named bonehead of the week after locking himself out of his car three times. (A recurring joke about foolishness.)