1. In anatomy, the top part of the body in humans and animals; the seat of reason and intelligence; the mind.
Quote: This phrase from Jumping Jacks (1952): ' Two hands; one for each head.' refers to a hypocrite but could also be a pun on the big head and the little head.
(1) Evelyn (Margalo Gilmore) speaking of Ernest (Clifton Webb) in Women's World (1954): ' When it comes to women I'm not sure Ernest thinks with his mind.'
(2) Jeff (Gerrit Graham) to Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) in Used Cars (1980): ' Don't let the little head do the thinking for the big head.'
(3) Georgia King (Gena Rowlands) and her daughter Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwich) talking about Eddie Buchon (Dennis Quaid) who cheated on his wife in Something to Talk About (1995): -- Georgia: ' What could he have been thinking of? ' -- Emma: ' Probably the same thing he was thinking with.'
(4) Pete (Jeremy Piven) to Richard Jacks (Tim Daly) in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1996?): ' You're thinking with the little head. Think with the big head.'
(5) Lorenzo (Robert De Niro) to his son Calogero (Lillo Brancato) in A Bronx Tale (1993): ' Sometimes, in the heat of passion, the little head tells the big head what to do and the big head should think twice about it.'
(6) Charles Panati. Sexy Origins and Intimate Things (1998): ' It is amazing how many slang words mean both 'penis' and 'fool': purz, dork, prick, dick, weenie. Perhaps it's because a hornyman thinks with his penis rather than his brain.'
3. The head , a restroom; originally a nautical term for a lavatory.