The leader of the Federal Opposition took offence at an interjecting Peter Dutton, calling him a boofhead, and telling him to sit down.
‘Sit down, boofhead’: Dutton sledged
Thoughts?
‘Sit down, boofhead’: Dutton sledged
Thoughts?
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I recall from long ago....What's a boofhead?
What's a boofhead?
What's a boofhead?
I'd say accurate but inappropriate so I'll vote option 3.
Heh, fair enough. I went Option 2. I get the district impression that both ScoMo and Albanese use old Aussie expressions quite strategically to try and show they're in touch with 'regular Aussies'.
Which suggests to me they're not in touch with regular Aussies.
Unacceptable, in any Parliament.The leader of the Federal Opposition took offence at an interjecting Peter Dutton, calling him a boofhead, and telling him to sit down.
‘Sit down, boofhead’: Dutton sledged
Thoughts?
Is this vulgar or just rude (like calling someone stupid)?Aussie slang, generally not used by young urban types.
A boofhead refers to a large head, but is generally used to call someone stupid. A stupid act is a boofheaded one.
Ouch!I recall from long ago....
Slang Define: What is Boofer? - meaning and definition
Ouch!
My previous post was based on the assumption that a boofhead was some kind of low IQ.
Now it looks as if the insult was more 'racial'?
Previously I thought that 'Booster' was all about theft, and 'Boofer' all about IQ.
You need a tick for 'info'.....
Unacceptable, in any Parliament.
1. You'll have a Speaker who has the right to rebuke, and no other.
2. Would Anthony have got away with calling Peter, say, a 'spastic'? No? Then he shouldn't get away with calling Peter a person disabled by low mental ability. Both are disabilities and it's time that we took more thought for Intellectual/mental disability.
Is this vulgar or just rude (like calling someone stupid)?
I recall from long ago....
Slang Define: What is Boofer? - meaning and definition
Ouch!
My previous post was based on the assumption that a boofhead was some kind of low IQ.
Now it looks as if the insult was more 'racial'?
Previously I thought that 'Booster' was all about theft, and 'Boofer' all about IQ.
You need a tick for 'info'.....
Well, that's okay then. I know nothing about these people, but if an MP calls another one a boofhead, then it must be true. It was in the news, after all.Mildly rude. Not vulgar at all.
This macho crude aggression is what makes life so hard for women in Australian politics. It also sets a truly lousy example which helps to coarsen political debate more generally. The speaker ought to have intervened to put a stop to it. Both of them would have been told to withdraw the language, or else leave the chamber, if this had happened at Westminster. But maybe in Australia the precedent has already been set and it's too late for that.The leader of the Federal Opposition took offence at an interjecting Peter Dutton, calling him a boofhead, and telling him to sit down.
‘Sit down, boofhead’: Dutton sledged
Thoughts?
Checking the Australian use of the term, I found >this<.Hard to put a firm meaning on it but in this case someone who is a bit slow or dim witted.