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English
Etymology
Calque of Yiddish לאָך אין קאָפּ (lokh in kop), from לאָך (lokh) + אין (in) + קאָפּ (kop).
Noun
hole in the head (plural holes in the head)
- (literal) A gunshot wound to the head.
- (colloquial, in similes) Something very undesirable or unwanted.