boofheadn.

Brit.

/ˈbʊfhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbʊfˌ(h)ɛd/, Australian English

/ˈbʊfhed/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English boof , head n.¹; bufflehead n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < English regional (Lincolnshire) boof (19th cent.) or Scots (north-eastern) bouff (19th cent.) stupid or clumsy person (of uncertain origin: perhaps expressive) + head n.¹ (compare also English regional (Lincolnshire) boof (adjective) stupid (20th cent.)), or perhaps (ii) an alteration of bufflehead n., although this appears to have been very rare in Australian English.

Australian slang.

A foolish or stupid person; spec. a person (esp. a man) who has a large or muscular physique but who is unintelligent or uncouth. Cf. meathead n.

ΚΠ

1895 Coburg (Victoria) Leader 28 Sept. 4/1 Doolev says Prim and Gogs are the two biggest boof-heads in Coburg. So say all of us.

1968 G. Dutton Andy 42 Now look, boofhead, your job is guarding me.

1976 J. Johnson Low Breed 57 At first I thought you were a bit of a boofhead to become a primary teacher.

1992 P. Theroux Happy Isles Oceania iii. 32 Any number of pale jug-eared boofheads were eager to become migros.

2011 Sunshine Coast Daily (Queensland) (Nexis) 25 Nov. 21 They never go out alone, most walk away from boofheads picking fights, and drug-related incidents are almost non-existent.

Derivatives

ˈboofheaded adj. designating a boofhead; characteristic of a boofhead; unintelligent, stupid.

ΚΠ

1909 Punch (Melbourne) 9 Dec. 887/1 More people have been drowned while some idiot of a man was trying to induce a boof-headed tyke to go to the rescue than were ever saved by the intervention of our wretched friend, Carlo.

1939 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 6 Apr. 11/1 I was here only two days and they were calling me a ‘boof-headed old ——’.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 13 June That seems to me to be about as boofheaded as believing that you can bash knowledge and comprehension into people.

2010 G. D. Powell Rump & Rough Red v. 71 Harder to ruin than it is to cook, even the most boof-headed barbecuer won't stuff it up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	boofhead
释义	boofheadn. Brit. /ˈbʊfhɛd/, U.S. /ˈbʊfˌ(h)ɛd/, Australian English /ˈbʊfhed/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English boof , head n.¹; bufflehead n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < English regional (Lincolnshire) boof (19th cent.) or Scots (north-eastern) bouff (19th cent.) stupid or clumsy person (of uncertain origin: perhaps expressive) + head n.¹ (compare also English regional (Lincolnshire) boof (adjective) stupid (20th cent.)), or perhaps (ii) an alteration of bufflehead n., although this appears to have been very rare in Australian English. Australian slang. A foolish or stupid person; spec. a person (esp. a man) who has a large or muscular physique but who is unintelligent or uncouth. Cf. meathead n. ΚΠ 1895 Coburg (Victoria) Leader 28 Sept. 4/1 Doolev says Prim and Gogs are the two biggest boof-heads in Coburg. So say all of us. 1968 G. Dutton Andy 42 Now look, boofhead, your job is guarding me. 1976 J. Johnson Low Breed 57 At first I thought you were a bit of a boofhead to become a primary teacher. 1992 P. Theroux Happy Isles Oceania iii. 32 Any number of pale jug-eared boofheads were eager to become migros. 2011 Sunshine Coast Daily (Queensland) (Nexis) 25 Nov. 21 They never go out alone, most walk away from boofheads picking fights, and drug-related incidents are almost non-existent. Derivatives ˈboofheaded adj. designating a boofhead; characteristic of a boofhead; unintelligent, stupid. ΚΠ 1909 Punch (Melbourne) 9 Dec. 887/1 More people have been drowned while some idiot of a man was trying to induce a boof-headed tyke to go to the rescue than were ever saved by the intervention of our wretched friend, Carlo. 1939 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 6 Apr. 11/1 I was here only two days and they were calling me a ‘boof-headed old ——’. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 13 June That seems to me to be about as boofheaded as believing that you can bash knowledge and comprehension into people. 2010 G. D. Powell Rump & Rough Red v. 71 Harder to ruin than it is to cook, even the most boof-headed barbecuer won't stuff it up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1895
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