touched in the head

Idioms

Also, touched. A little bit crazy, somewhat deranged, as in I think the war left him a little touched in the head. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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Nobody knows what to make of the instant infant except for Dorothy, who goes along with this miraculous white nonsense because she's touched in the head.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2021

At times “Fashion Climbing” can seem like the most guileless thing ever written and its author slightly touched in the head, in a kind and upbeat Forrest Gump sort of way.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2018

It never fails that if I’m in a strange city that I’ll go into a bookstore and buy something, because I’m touched in the head or something.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

Katelyn Epperly: Katelyn had a makeover and ended up with wild blonde hair and maybe just a tad touched in the head.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2010

Some folks say Mrs. Brown’s touched in the head, but ’cept for scaring me in the woods at night she treats me real kind.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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