"tener pájaros en la cabeza" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: tengo pájaros en la cabeza [first-person, present, singular], tuve pájaros en la cabeza [first-person, preterite, singular], tenido pájaros en la cabeza [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to have birds in [one's] head”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have birds in 􂀿one's􂁀 head}} “to have birds in [one's] head”, {{lit|to have birds in 􂀿one's􂁀 head}} Literally, “to have birds in [one's] head” Head templates: {{es-verb|tener<> pájaros en la cabeza}} tener pájaros en la cabeza (first-person singular present tengo pájaros en la cabeza, first-person singular preterite tuve pájaros en la cabeza, past participle tenido pájaros en la cabeza)
  1. (idiomatic) to have a screw loose, to have bats in the belfry; to be feather-brained Tags: idiomatic Related terms: cabeza a pájaros
    Sense id: en-tener_pájaros_en_la_cabeza-es-verb-~u08ry49 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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