total butthead
- noun
- Offensive
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idiota
- I think in a lot of cases, if you get stopped, the officer probably will use discretion (unless he or she is a total butthead) in sizing up who you are and your attitude.
Examples
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She called him a total butthead for forgetting their anniversary.
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My friend is such a total butthead; he always pranks people without considering their feelings.
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Everyone knows he is a total butthead because he always makes the worst decisions.
Synonyms
773
9.8
An insulting name for a rude person who treats others badly
88
9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
67
9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
55
9.9
A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant
43
7.9
A person who does silly things without thinking
35
8.7
A person who makes silly mistakes
18
9.9
A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant
14
8.8
A rude, silly person who annoys others
11
9.9
A person who behaves in an annoying, rude, or foolish way
5
9.7
A person who is not very smart
1
9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
1
9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
1
9.9
A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
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9.1
A playful insult for a person who acts silly
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly, annoying way
A rude person who acts very foolish and annoys others
A very rude and foolish person
A rude name for someone who behaves very foolishly
A rude name for someone who seems very foolish
A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do
A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A very foolish person who is bad at doing things
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who acts like a fool and annoys others
A very annoying person who acts rudely to others
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'total' (complete, utter) simply intensifies the noun 'butthead' (an insulting label for a foolish person), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'completely/very foolish or annoying.' This follows a common pattern (intensifier + noun) that is cross-linguistically transparent, so it should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
The phrase total butthead probably comes from putting butt and head together to make a silly picture of someone's head like a 'rear end'. That rude, funny image is why the phrase means 'an extremely foolish or annoying person'.