bonehead
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Near-synonyms: thickhead, numskull; see also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A member of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic offshoot of the skinhead subculture.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bonehead” mean?
Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
Is “bonehead” formal or informal?
bonehead is generally slang.