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head cheese en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Calque of Dutch hoofdkaas.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A terrine made from the flesh of the head of a pig (such as the face).

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Coordinates

goetta · scrapple · creton

Synonyms

souse · brawn · pork cheese

head cheese en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. Synonym of big cheese.
    • 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. 1996 September, Susie Day, “Clean, Safe, Totally Shameful”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

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Synonyms

big cheese

head cheese en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Synonym of cock cheese.

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Synonyms

cock cheese