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bonce

bonce {n.}

Head, crown of the head. Also a large playing marble.

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Source: British slang (Wikipedia)

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[head] See: [ACID HEAD], [BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [BIG HEAD], [COUNT HEADS], [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[noggin] Head. See: [USE ONE'S HEAD] or [USE ONE'S NOGGIN]. See also: [BONCE] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[head-on] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. With the head or front pointing at; with the front facing; front end to front end. * /Our car skidded into a head-on crash […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[head up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be at the head or front of. * /The elephants headed up the whole parade./ 2. To be the leader or boss of. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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