US /bɑns/ UK /bɒns/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    (British slang) the head

    He banged his bonce on the low doorway.

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1 noun · (british slang) the head headnogginnoddlepatenutbonnet

Etymology

British slang for the head, of uncertain origin; originally (19th c.) denoting a large playing marble, later transferred to the head. Ultimate derivation is obscure.

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