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(informal) A swollen ear resulting from a blow to the side of the head.

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thick ear

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Source Word

thick ear

informal broadly

(informal) A swollen ear resulting from a blow to the side of the head.

Japanese Meaning

打撲などで耳が腫れた状態。側頭部に打撃を受けた結果としての、腫れた耳。

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After the alley brawl, he walked home nursing a thick ear and a bruised jaw.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

路地の乱闘の後、彼は腫れた耳と打ち身の顎をかばいながら家に帰った。

Sense（1）

(informal) A swollen ear resulting from a blow to the side of the head.

In the football game he got caught by someone's elbow and came away with a thick ear.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(informal, by extension, often in the phrase 'give someone a thick ear') A punishment or threatened punishment notionally taking the form of a blow around the head.

Say that again and I'll give you a thick ear.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

thick ears

（ plural ）

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