English Explanatory Dictionary

cheesehead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person from the state of Wisconsin.
  2. A fan of the Green Bay Packers (an American football team of Wisconsin), some of whom wear foam hats shaped like wedges of cheese.
  3. A German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
  4. A blockhead, a stupid person.
  5. A white person from the Netherlands or having Dutch heritage.
  6. Someone who eats a lot of cheese.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃiːzˌhɛd/ En-au-cheesehead.ogg

Word forms

cheesehead cheeseheads cheese-head

Etymology

From cheese + head, in reference to the cheese production of these regions.

Related words

cheese eater cheese monkey
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