Definition of Head game

1. Noun. The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas.

Exact synonyms: Delusion, Illusion
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Derivative terms: Delude, Illusional, Illusionary

Definition of Head game

1. Noun. (informal) An attempt to psychologically intimidate someone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Head Game

head cook and bottle washer
head cook and bottle washers
head cooks and bottle-washers
head cooks and bottle washers
head count
head counts
head covering
head coverings
head crash
head down, bum up
head fake
head fakes
head first
head fold
head for the hills
head game (current term)
head games
head gasket
head gate
head girl
head group
head groups
head hair
head hairs
head home
head honcho
head honchos
head house
head hunter
head hunters

Literary usage of Head game

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"HEAD TO head game A game of dice, ... an ordinary game of "craps," or what is termed as "head to head game," but is a "banking game," punishable under Pen. ..."

2. Minutes of Votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the State of New by New Jersey Legislature. General Assembly (1918)
"... all of line 1 1 to and including the word "Commission", and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Fifteen hundred dollars per annum for the head game- ..."

3. The Justices' Note-book: Containing a Short Account of the Jurisdiction and by William Knox Wigram (1885)
"... selling or offering it for sale to any one except a licenced dealer:— Penalty £2 per head (Game Act, sec. 25). Innkeepers selling game to their guests, ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The general law as to who is entitled to game, and in what circumstances, is stated under the head GAME. As a general rule, whoever is the proprietor of ..."

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