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bonehead

[bohn-hed] / ˈboʊnˌhɛd /


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“Some bonehead in North Carolina thinks that’s a crime,” Tillis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half thanks to a bonehead play by Niners safety Jimmie Ward.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

Scott, of course, said this as a way of getting at McConnell, saying the mistake was McConnell’s for allowing Graham to be a bonehead.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2022

When you make as many errors as I did, punishing yourself over a bonehead response is like a baseball team saying, "We would have won if the other team hadn't hit all those home runs."

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022

“You said the fight with Bryce the bonehead was ‘the beginning of the end.’

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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