"need one's head examined" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: needs one's head examined [present, singular, third-person], needing one's head examined [participle, present], needed one's head examined [participle, past], needed one's head examined [past]
Etymology: Facetiously suggesting that a person has mental issues and should see a doctor. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} need one's head examined (third-person singular simple present needs one's head examined, present participle needing one's head examined, simple past and past participle needed one's head examined)
  1. (slang) Indicating that a person is very foolish, or making a stupid decision. Tags: slang Synonyms: need one's bumps feeling Related terms: need one's eyes checked
    Sense id: en-need_one's_head_examined-en-verb-qrrdWiRJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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