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Gulliver

gul·li·ver

UK/ˈɡʌlɪvə(ɹ)/ US/ˈɡʌlɪvɜr/ uncommon slang

noun

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Origin

From Russian голова́ (golová, “head; mind, brains”). Probably initially popularized by the Russian-influenced argot spoken by characters in the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Spelling influenced by Gulliver.

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