boofhead

== English == === Etymology === From (obsolete) bufflehead (“buffalo-head, stupid person”). Boofhead was the name of a cartoon character in a Sydney newspaper during the 1940s. === Pronunciation === (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbʊfhɛd/ === Noun === boofhead (plural boofheads) (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fathead. (Australia, slang, derogatory) An oversized head. (Australia, slang, derogatory) A person with an oversized head. === Adjective === boofhead (not comparable) (Australia, slang, derogatory) Fatheaded; stupid; dimwitted. ==== Derived terms ==== boofheaded boofhead tortoise boofish boofy === References ===