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headcheese

headcheese is the alternative spelling of head cheese.

Meaning of head cheese

Noun (1)

head cheese (countable and uncountable, plural head cheeses)

  1. (Canada, US) A terrine made from the flesh of the head of a pig (such as the face).
    Synonyms:
    brawn, pork cheese, souse

Noun (2)

head cheese (plural 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.1996 September, Susie Day, “Clean, Safe, Totally Shameful”, in Gay Community News, page 9
    Synonyms:
    big cheese

Noun (3)

head cheese (plural head cheeses)

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

Forms of headcheese

pluralheadcheeses

Questions about headcheese

What is headcheese the alternative spelling of?
Headcheese is the alternative spelling of head cheese.

Words near headcheese in the dictionary

  1. headcases
  2. headcast
  3. headcasts
  4. headchair
  5. headchairs
  6. headcheese
  7. headcheeses
  8. headchopper
  9. headchoppers
  10. headchute
  11. headchutes

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