# das Loch im Kopf

das Loch im Kopf is a German noun meaning “a laceration on the scalp (which due to the hair and strong bleeding may look as though it were a deep hole)”. Forms: des Lochs im Kopf, die Löcher im Kopf.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Lochs im Kopf
- Plural: die Löcher im Kopf

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic · colloquial_ a laceration on the scalp (which due to the hair and strong bleeding may look as though it were a deep hole)
   - Der Peter ist gestern von der Mauer gefallen und hatte ein Loch im Kopf. — Peter fell off the wall yesterday and had a big wound on his head.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Loch, im, Kopf.
   - Die Moorleiche hatte ein Loch im Kopf, was auf einen gewaltsamen Tod hinweist. — The bog body had a hole in its head, which indicates a violent death.

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