head cheese
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See also: headcheese
English
Etymology 1
Noun
head cheese (countable and uncountable, plural head cheeses)
Synonyms
- brawn (UK)
- pork cheese
- souse
Coordinate terms
Translations
terrine — see brawn
Etymology 2
Noun
head cheese (plural head cheeses)
- Synonym of big cheese
- 1996 September, Susie Day, “Clean, Safe, Totally Shameful”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
- Oh, some of our clients talk big. Spend big. And you get a big rush of power when the head cheeses come in. One time, I got Janet Reno.
Etymology 3
Noun
head cheese (plural head cheeses)
- (slang, euphemistic) Synonym of cock cheese
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