hole in the head

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English

Etymology

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

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Noun

hole in the head (plural holes in the head)

  1. (literal) A gunshot wound to the head.
  2. (colloquial, in similes) Something very undesirable or unwanted.