boofhead

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈbʊfhɛd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An idiot; a fathead. Australia,New-Zealand,derogatory,slang
    — 'And he looks fit. Strong. I worry about you here alone. There are some real boofheads in this building.' 'Harmless boofheads. Anyway, I'm safer with boofheads down the hall than some religious nut-job muscle man in the flat with me.'
  2. An oversized head. Australia,derogatory,slang
    — I'd recognise that dark crew cut on his big boofhead disappearing up under his black hunting cap anywhere.
  3. A person with an oversized head. Australia,derogatory,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Fatheaded; stupid; dimwitted. Australia,derogatory,not-comparable,slang
    — 'Ah, if it isn′t the grunter and his boofhead mate, Biff,' said Matt, standing between Specky and the two Sovereign Grove thugs.

词形变化

boofheads plural

词源

词源 1
From (obsolete) bufflehead (“buffalo-head, stupid person”). Boofhead was the name of a cartoon character in a Sydney newspaper during the 1940s.
词源 2
From (obsolete) bufflehead (“buffalo-head, stupid person”). Boofhead was the name of a cartoon character in a Sydney newspaper during the 1940s.
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