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upside the head

upside the head adverb: towards the top of the head.

upside the head: towards the top of the head
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Adverb

upside the head (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Towards the top of the head.
    • Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women

Questions about upside the head

What does upside the head mean?
Upside the head means towards the top of the head.
What part of speech is upside the head?
Upside the head is an adverb.

Words near upside the head in the dictionary

  1. upsidaisy
  2. upside
  3. upside down
  4. upside down fridge
  5. upside down fridges
  6. upside the head
  7. upside-down
  8. upside-down cake
  9. upside-down cakes
  10. upside-down catfish
  11. upside-down catfishes

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