rosh katan n. an attitude of avoiding responsibility, of extreme self-interest, or of strict adherence to rules to the point of obstruction or absurdity; a person with such an attitude; in British English, a jobsworth. Editorial Note: The Hebrew is ראש קטן ‘small head.’ The term seems to have arisen in the Israeli military. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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