hole in the head

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Calque of Yiddish לאָך אין קאָפּ (lokh in kop), from לאָך (lokh) + אין (in) + קאָפּ (kop).

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.

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

hole in the head (uncountable)

1. A disease in fish that causes pits or lesions to form around the head or lateral line.

   Alternative form: hole-in-the-head

   Synonym: head and lateral line erosion