high pillow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, dated, slang) The boss; the man in charge.
‘There were a couple solved for the record, but they were just rappers. Some punk took it for the high pillow.’
1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| high pillows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |