gulliver
See also: Gulliver
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʌlɪvə(ɹ)/
Noun
gulliver (plural gullivers)
- (slang) one's head