a thick ear

noun

British, informal
: the punishment of being hit on the side of the head
He threatened to give him a thick ear.

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“A thick ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20thick%20ear. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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