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boofhead — /boofˈhed/ (Aust informal) noun A stupid person ORIGIN: Prob from earlier bufflehead, from buffle buffalo … Useful english dictionary
boofhead — An absolutely stupid person or (less commonly) a person with a big head. It comes from bufflehead buffalo head which also meant a stupid person . Bufflehead has disappeared from standard English, but survives in its Australian form boofhead. In… … Australian idioms
Boofhead — 1) a stupid person; 2) someone with a big head (variant of earlier bufflehead, literally, buffalo head, and popularised by the cartoon character Boofhead as appearing in the Sydney Daily Mirror from 1941); 3) greeting like G day Boof … Dictionary of Australian slang
boofhead — Australian Slang 1. a stupid person; 2. someone with a big head (variant of earlier bufflehead, literally, buffalo head, and popularised by the cartoon character Boofhead as appearing in the Sydney Daily Mirror from 1941.; 3. greeting like G day… … English dialects glossary
boofhead — noun Austral. informal a fool. Origin 1940s: prob. from bufflehead simpleton , based on obs. buffle buffalo … English new terms dictionary
boofhead — /ˈbʊfhɛd/ (say boofhed) noun Colloquial 1. a person with a large head. 2. a fool. 3. an uncouth male. {British dialect bufflehead stupid person; name of comic strip character from 1941} –boofheaded, adjective …
boofhead tortoise — /bʊfhɛd ˈtɔtəs/ (say boofhed tawtuhs) noun a small brown shelled tortoise, Emydura australis, the female of which develops a large head in old age; found in an area extending from the Fitzroy River, Qld, to the Daly River, NT. Also, boofheaded… …
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List of Big Brother Australia housemates (2007 series) — The following is a list of housemates who where contestants on the 2007 series of Big Brother Australia .HousematesDuring the first week of the season fifteen housemates were added to the house. Twelve went into the house on opening night while… … Wikipedia
boofy — adjective /ˈbʊfi/ a) Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired. See bouffant. My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent. b) Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim witted.… … Wiktionary
