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noun, feminine

tête à claques

/tɛ.t‿a klak/

noun, feminine/tɛ.t‿a klak/plural: têtes à claques

pain in the neck, blighter (a person so annoying that he or she might deserve to be slapped)

Ce gamin n'en fait qu'à sa tête, c'est une vraie tête à claques.That kid just does as he pleases; he's a real pain in the neck.

Literally, “head for slaps”, i.e. a face that is "asking" to be hit.