bun-headed

9.6

Having hair put in a bun or looking silly to other people

adjective
/ˈbʌnˌhɛdɪd/

Offensive

: con el pelo recogido en un moño

The students joked about their bun-headed teacher who always wore her hair in a tight knot.

Examples

She looked bun-headed after styling her hair.
She walked into the room, her bun-headed look giving her an air of elegance.
He made a bun-headed remark that left everyone laughing.
Why do you always look so bun-headed during class?
The students laughed at her bun-headed comments during the discussion.
He always thought her bun-headed hairstyle was too casual for the office.
They found his bun-headed jokes entertaining but a bit childish.

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

sensible

185 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Silly

idiotic

Offensive

103 4.4

stupid

Offensive

∞ 1.0

foolish

383 1.3

bun-headed

Offensive

9.6

silly

944 1.0

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

bun-headed positive

Morphology

bun-headed = bun + head (semi-transparent) = bun + head + ed

The parts 'bun' + 'head' + '-ed' combine in an expected way to mean 'having a bun on the head', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Bun-headed joins bun ('a knot of hair worn at the back or top of the head') and headed ('having that on the head'). It first meant someone who wears a bun and is also used jokingly to call someone a bit 'silly' or 'too proper', so the origin explains both the hairstyle and the teasing meaning.