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head cheese en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Calque of Dutch hoofdkaas.
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(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
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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:
Forms
Synonyms
big cheese
head cheese en · NOUN · etymology 3
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(euphemistic, slang) Synonym of cock cheese.
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Synonyms
cock cheese