gulliver - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

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Etymology

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From Russian голова́ (golová, head; mind, brains). Probably initially popularized by the Russian-influenced argot spoken by characters in the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Spelling influenced by Gulliver.

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gulliver (plural gullivers)

  1. (slang) one's head.
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