buttheadedness

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noun

The state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.

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Meanings

nounbuttheadedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablevulgarThe state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.

    "You know," she said, "that buttheadedness is something you've acquired since you came. Maybe determination is a better word, huh? I guess that's what makes a good dog man. The Squire's like that. And Teague, too, some."

    1943, Vereen Bell, Two of a Kind, page 95

Origin

From buttheaded + -ness.

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APA

buttheadedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttheadedness

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“buttheadedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttheadedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttheadedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttheadedness.

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