head cheese

See also: headcheese

English

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).

Synonyms

• brawn (UK)
• pork cheese
• souse

Coordinate terms

• creton
• goetta
• scrapple

Translations

terrine — see brawn

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.

Anagrams

• cheesehead