🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

馬鹿者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bakamono

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Butthead/ˈbʌt.hɛd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"馬鹿者のような真似はやめろ。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A stupid, annoying, or obnoxious person.

    "Stop acting like a butthead and help your brother with the groceries."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The compound word 'butthead' emerged in American slang during the mid-20th century, combining 'butt' (derived from Middle English denoting the buttocks or body base) and 'head'. It gained widespread cultural currency in the 1980s and 1990s largely through popular media, notably youth-oriented animated sitcoms, to describe a foolish or obnoxious person.

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