English Explanatory Dictionary

hole in the head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gunshot wound to the head.
  2. Something very undesirable or unwanted.
noun
  1. A disease in fish that causes pits or lesions to form around the head or lateral line.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hole in the head.wav

Word forms

hole in the head holes in the head

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish לאָך אין קאָפּ (lokh in kop), from לאָך (lokh) + אין (in) + קאָפּ (kop).

Synonyms

head and lateral line erosion

Related words

like a hole in one's head like a hole in the head like one needs a hole in the head hole-in-the-head
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