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rosh ka-TAN

Phonetics · rosh ka-TAN

Narrow, minimal-effort mindset (IDF slang).

"Small head" = doing the bare minimum, my-job-only thinking, the mirror of rosh gadol.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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