head case

noun

plural head cases
Synonyms of head casenext
: a foolish or eccentric person
also, sometimes offensive : someone who is mentally unsound

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Examples of head case in a Sentence

Her brother's a real head case. brought in a counselor to work with the student they worried might be a head case
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My question is, with what AB did to the Raiders, Why would Gruden/Mayock want to take another head case like Jalen Ramsey? — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019 Brown is the foremost head case and headache in the NFL. — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of head case was in 1965

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“Head case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20case. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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