Who or what is a head the ball?

Question

After a trip to Ireland i found a great book called "overheard in Dublin" it makes loads of references to a head the ball?? whats it all mean????

Answer 1

A 'head the ball' is a name for someone verging on lunacy, a complete eejit (idiot) and usually someone extremely annoying. Another similar names for such a person is a 'spacer'.

For more Dublin sayings please visit my sayings section of my Dublin website - the original and best!

Answer 2

With some people everything is in the head,these people are called head the balls.

It mostly applies to so called amateur psycoligists etc.

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Answer 3

Its a nutter

Answer 4

pen bel, Welsh,    ball head. nothing but air in it,

Answer 5

it generally means idiot!

Answer 6

Someone who is stupid, crazy, daft.

Answer 7

In Scotland a heid the ba is a dafty :o)

Answer 8

lol after you've headed a football once to many times , it has an affect on your general intelligence and reasoning abilities , so "head the ball" is an statement on someones brain capacity lol in other words a numb-skull , numpty , nutcase etc etc , and is used in Scotland also.

Answer 9

Ha ha. I haven't heard that one in a while. It's used to describe someone who is mad or crazy. It's by no means scientifically accurate, but we all know someone of that description, right? It's just our way of describing such a person. Not entirely sure where it comes from though.