attic
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Meaning · English
A person's head or brain.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] was a diminutive, forked-radish sort of a young man, very fashionably attired, or, as he would say, kiddily togg'd; and, though it was scarcely noon, he was rather queer in the attic; that is to say, not exactly sober.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “attic” mean?
A person's head or brain.
Is “attic” formal or informal?
attic is generally slang.