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head-the-ball
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English
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Noun
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Etymology
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From the supposed effect of repeatedly heading a football.
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Noun
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head
-
the
-
ball
(
plural
head-the-balls
)
(
idiomatic
,
chiefly
Scotland
,
Ireland
,
Liverpool
,
slang
)
a
stupid
person; a
nutcase