In slang, attic has several informal meanings beyond literal storage space under roof. Common slang usage is to refer to head or mind, as in phrase upstairs in the attic meaning in your head or mind, for example he is a little soft in the attic meaning not very intelligent or a bit crazy. Attic can also mean mind as storage place for memories, similar to saying something is stored in attic of your mind. In some British slang, attic means head, as in use your attic meaning think. Attic can also refer to hidden or secret thoughts. Another slang usage is attic as euphemism for being drunk or high, though less common. In music and creative circles, attic might refer to old or dusty ideas stored away. So slang meaning of attic generally relates to head, mind, or storage of old memories, playing on idea of attic as upper storage space of house analogous to upper part of body where brain is, leading to phrases about mental state.
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