dicked in the nob

   obsolete

   mentally unbalanced

   In this use, the nob is the head:

    But, bless you, every good pug is dicked in the nob, or he'd not be a pug in the first place. (Fraser, 1997 — a pug was a prizefighter, or pugilist) dickens the devil

   The origin is unclear, despite the notorious marital behaviour of the novelist:

    They had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's a pun. (King, 1996)