What does between the ears mean?

between the ears

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

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On the head.

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In the brain or in the mind.

Informal

"To scratch a cat between the ears."
"Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears."
"Age is between the ears."
"The best sex organ sits between the ears."
"If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon."

have cotton between the ears have nothing between the ears

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