give head
To perform oral sex on another person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“She refused to give head on the first date.”
“He asked if she would give head, and she walked out of the room.”
“The novel's explicit scene, in which the protagonist reluctantly gives head to a stranger in a parked car, shocked conservative critics.”
Derived from the physical position of the giver's head, the idiom appears as an anatomical reference within a series of similar colloquial constructions, including give brain, give dome, give hat, and give neck.
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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bang some heads together
Attempt to get results from a previously ineffectual or argumentative group, typically by coercion or force.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.
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big head
An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.
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bite someone's head off
To severely berate someone.
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blow someone's head off
To shoot someone in the head.
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bury one's head in the sand
To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
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butt heads
To argue uncompromisingly.
Last updated August 10, 2026