bonce

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   (British slang) the head

   He banged his bonce on the low doorway.

Simplified etymology

Bonce, slang for the head, originally meant a large marble in the mid-19th century. Its earlier origin is unknown.

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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