Definition of bonehead
: a stupid person : numbskull
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Examples of bonehead in a Sentence
the package's directions seem to suggest that anyone who would buy such a product is a bonehead
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Now some bonehead Photoshopped a horrific image on the shirt.
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The Cavaliers guard made one of the biggest bonehead mistakes on the NBA's biggest stage.
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But Mr Musk would get some respite from bores and boneheads.
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Presenting your bonehead move of the week Cristian Techera's awareness level: weak.
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Louisville would lead by as many as 13 points and for more than 34 minutes and the Cards were still up by four points before back-to-back bonehead plays made possible Virginia’s comeback with less than one second left on the game clock.
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The only ones who lifted a finger to help were the Russian bar owners who came out from behind the bar with blocks of wood and laid into the boneheads.
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The Saints' first touchdown was set up by a bonehead play by the Bears, when, after Chicago had stopped the Saints on third down, Kyle Fuller lined up in the neutral zone on Wil Lutz' fourth-and-5 field-goal attempt.
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First baseman Yuri Gurriel smartly charged the throw and relayed it to second, where second baseman Jose Altuve made a bonehead play.
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First Known Use of bonehead
1906
Definition of bonehead
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a bonehead : performed in a stupid or clumsy manner
- the shortstop made a bonehead play
2
: being a college course for students lacking fundamental skills
- teaches bonehead English
Examples of bonehead in a Sentence
dreaded spending the holidays with his bonehead relatives
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Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose.
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If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone.
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First Known Use of bonehead
1908
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