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head-the-ball

head-the-ball noun: a stupid person; a nutcase.

Noun

head-the-ball (plural head-the-balls)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, idiomatic, slang, Liverpool) a stupid person; a nutcase

head-the-ball meaning in Bengali

head-the-ball in Bengali

একজন নির্বোধ ব্যক্তি, একজন পাগল ব্যক্তি

Forms of head-the-ball

pluralhead-the-balls

Origin of head-the-ball

From the supposed effect of repeatedly heading a football.

Questions about head-the-ball

What does head-the-ball mean?
Head-the-ball means a stupid person; a nutcase.
What is head-the-ball in Bengali?
Head-the-ball in Bengali is একজন নির্বোধ ব্যক্তি, একজন পাগল ব্যক্তি. See Head-the-ball meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is head-the-ball?
Head-the-ball is a noun.
What is the plural of head-the-ball?
The plural of head-the-ball is head-the-balls.

Words near head-the-ball in the dictionary

  1. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  2. head-space
  3. head-spaces
  4. head-spinning
  5. head-spinningly
  6. head-the-ball
  7. head-the-balls
  8. head-tire
  9. head-tires
  10. head-to-head
  11. head-to-toe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: head-the-ball (page history and authors); head-the-ball (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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