boofheaded remark
- noun
- Offensive
- The meeting was sidetracked by a boofheaded remark from one of the new interns.
Examples
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She regretted her boofheaded remark as soon as the words left her lips.
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Every time he opens his mouth, a boofheaded remark seems to come out.
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That was a boofheaded remark!
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He made a boofheaded remark during the meeting.
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Every time he opens his mouth, a boofheaded remark seems to come out.
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She regretted her boofheaded remark as soon as the words left her lips.
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The meeting was sidetracked by a boofheaded remark from one of the new interns.
Synonyms
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
A rude, thoughtless comment that upsets people
A very foolish and rude comment that offends people
An answer that is very foolish and shows little thought
A rude comment that shows little thinking or common sense
A remark that is silly and not serious
A silly or pointless action, for example a useless remark
A silly or meaningless remark that is not serious
Talk that is silly and not true
A silly comment with no real meaning said to be funny
A silly online comment that aims to confuse and provoke people
Antonyms
How Foolish
- Offensive
- Offensive
- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
boofheaded + remark
The noun 'remark' is transparent, and the adjective-forming pattern '-headed' is productive in English (e.g., 'thick-headed', 'hot-headed'), so a learner who knew the parts could infer a meaning like 'having a head characterized by boof' → 'foolish'. However 'boof' is not a recognized dictionary item and appears to be slang or nonce, so the exact sense is unpredictable without exposure, making the overall phrase only partially inferable.
Etymology
Boofheaded remark may come from the silly sound boof plus headed meaning 'in the head', giving a picture of someone saying something so clumsy or stupid it feels like a little bump on the head. That's why it is used for a 'foolish or stupid comment'.