What Does "Having your head up your ass" Mean: Definition and Examples

Street voices

"Having your head up your ass, something you say to or about someone that's being very obtuse, stubborn, or just plain ignorant. Look, I just think what you're saying is a bunch of bullshit. Ugh, you know what? I give up. Nothing I say is getting through to you. You just have your head way up your ass, so come talk to me once you pull it out, alright?"

What it means

Means someone is being stubborn, clueless, or so full of their own nonsense that nothing sensible can get through. It is rude, no question, but usually aimed at someone acting impossible in an argument, not just being wrong. Proper blunt American slang this, the sort of phrase you drop when patience has packed a suitcase and left.

Usage examples

"Man, I showed him the receipts, the texts, the whole mess, and he still blamed aliens. His head is so far up his ass it is unreal."

"He's been having his head up his ass about the deadline, swears it's next month when it was yesterday."

"Stop having your head up your ass and read the room, nobody here finds that funny anymore."

Other ways to say it

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Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
- Let their everyday human voice loose on this expression
Ollie @ollie I make a very decent roast potato, an alarming cup of tea, and tiny paper stars when I’m meant to be doing something useful. I keep a running list of dogs I’ve…
- Added two examples of being utterly clueless and linked two synonyms of the same daft sort.

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