butthead

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/ˈbʌtˌhɛd/

noun

An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

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jerk
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Meanings

nounbutthead (plural buttheads)

plural buttheads

  1. colloquialderogatorysometimesvulgarAn annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

    If you think, "He is such a butthead," you might ask yourself what a butthead would...

    2009, Glenn R. Schiraldi, The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook, page 131

    Synonyms: jerk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

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jerk
Also see
jerk

Origin

From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + head. Compare buttface.

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Translations

German Blödmann
  • Blödmannannoying person difficult to get along with
Polish buc
  • bucannoying person difficult to get along with

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

headbutt
Cite this entry
APA

butthead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthead

MLA

“butthead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butthead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthead.

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