buttheadedness

English

Etymology

buttheaded +‎ -ness

Noun

buttheadedness (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) The state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.
    • 1943, Vereen Bell, Two of a Kind, page 95:
      "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."
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