gulliver

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/ˈɡʌlɪvə(ɹ)/

noun

one's head.

OriginRussian голова́ →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

gulliver1

noungulliver (plural gullivers)

plural gullivers

  1. slangone's head.

Gulliver2

proper nounGulliver (countable and uncountable, plural Gullivers)

plural Gullivers · alternative Gulliford

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableThe main character in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

gulliver · noun

  1. Russianголова́“head; mind, brains”
  2. Englishgulliver

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 · proper noun

  1. Old Frenchgoulafre“glutton”
  2. EnglishGulliver

English surname of Norman origin, nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre (“glutton”), from goule (“mouth”).

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APA

gulliver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gulliver

MLA

“gulliver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gulliver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gulliver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gulliver.

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