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head cheese¹

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Calque of Dutch hoofdkaas.

noun head cheeses

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

    Similar: brawn, pork cheese, souse

head cheese²

noun head cheeses

  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.

    Similar: big cheese

head cheese³

noun head cheeses

  1. euphemistic, slang Synonym of cock cheese.

    Similar: cock cheese

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@misc{head_cheese_2026,
  title = {head cheese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head%20cheese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}