"cheesehead" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌhɛd/ Audio: En-au-cheesehead.ogg [Australia] Forms: cheeseheads [plural]
Etymology: cheese + head, in reference to the cheese production of these regions. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheese|head}} cheese + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheesehead (plural cheeseheads)
  1. (slang, used in America) A person from Wisconsin. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-YgWya-CK
  2. (slang) A fan of the Green Bay Packers (an American football team of Wisconsin), some of whom wear foam hats shaped like wedges of cheese. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-3oPNsx9u Disambiguation of Fans (people): 3 15 22 25 22 13 Disambiguation of People: 4 16 24 25 20 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English informal demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 62 7 7 12 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 63 6 5 11 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 68 6 5 10 6 Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 5 48 18 6 16 8
  3. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-Ui1XDTZ3 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 3 15 22 25 22 13 Disambiguation of People: 4 16 24 25 20 11 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  4. (slang, derogatory) A blockhead, a stupid person. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-46uGmuP7 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 3 15 22 25 22 13 Disambiguation of People: 4 16 24 25 20 11
  5. (slang, used in the European Union) A white person from the Netherlands or having Dutch heritage. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-PLKVc1Ak Disambiguation of Fans (people): 3 15 22 25 22 13 Disambiguation of People: 4 16 24 25 20 11
  6. (slang) Someone who eats a lot of cheese. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-cheesehead-en-noun-qrk2eP00 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 3 15 22 25 22 13 Disambiguation of People: 4 16 24 25 20 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheese-head

Inflected forms

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