upside the head

adverb

Towards the top of the head.

Meanings

adverbupside the head (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableTowards the top of the head.

    Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.

    2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women
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APA

upside the head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upside%20the%20head

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Chicago

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