hole in the head

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)

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

Related terms

• like a hole in one's head
• like a hole in the head
• like one needs a hole in the head