bonehead

PRONUNCIATION: (BOHN-hed) /'bonhɛd/

MEANING:

noun: A stupid person.

adjective: Stupid; thoughtless.

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ETYMOLOGY:

A bonehead is someone thick-skulled, a blockhead. The word is a combination

of bone, from Old English ban (bone) + head, from Old English heafod (top of

the body). Earliest documented use: 1903.

USAGE:

“Mr Bush is widely seen, abroad if not at home, as a bonehead with more brawn than brain.”

In Search of Monsters;The Economist(London, UK); Dec 20, 2003.

thick-skulled  ['θik'skʌld]

adj. 迟钝的；脑壳厚的

blockhead  ['blɔkhed]

n. 木头人；笨蛋；傻子

brawn  [brɔ:n]

n. 发达的肌肉；膂力；腌制好的野猪肉

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.

-William Hazlitt, essayist (10 Apr 1778-1830)