Boulderhead

/ˈboʊl.dər.hɛd/ noun

Definition

A stupid or stubborn person; a blockhead or someone hard-headed and difficult to convince.

Etymology

Compound word from boulder (hard, unyielding rock) plus head, metaphorically comparing a stubborn person's inflexible mind to a solid rock.

Kelly Says

The insult 'boulderhead' is poetic—calling someone as hard and immovable as a rock is a metaphor that probably dates back to when people actually lived among boulders.

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