head case

noun

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

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

Word History

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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