head cheese

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Etymology 1

Calque of Dutch hoofdkaas.

Noun

head cheese (countable and uncountable, plural head cheeses)

  1. (US, Canada) A terrine made from the flesh of the head of a pig (such as the face).
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Etymology 2

Noun

head cheese (plural head cheeses)

  1. 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)

  1. (slang, euphemistic) Synonym of cock cheese

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