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bonehead

noun as in idiot

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You kind of hated these wealthy, entitled boneheads, and not in ways that were intended or even fun.

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He called Fed officials “boneheads” and implied that Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, was an “enemy” of America for keeping rates too high.

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“But I’m hitting a lot of good shots. I’m just making so many bonehead mistakes.”

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A classic line from a baseball movie aptly characterizes a bonehead play committed by some Democratic state legislators.

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"So if you meet a far-right, neo-fascist bonehead who looks out of place here, the critical question you must ask that person is: 'Would you like a Welsh cake?'"

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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