cheesehead

English

noun
Definitions
  • (slang) A person from Wisconsin.
  • (slang) A fan of the Bay Green Bay Packers (an American football team of Wisconsin), some of whom wear foam hats shaped like wedges of cheese.
  • (slang) A German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
  • (slang) A blockhead, a stupid person.

Etymology

Compound from English cheese (smegma) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).

Origin

English

head

Gloss

-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast

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