cheesehead
(slang, US) A person from the state of Wisconsin.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(slang, US) A person from the state of Wisconsin.
Origin: From , in reference to the cheese production of these regions. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(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.
But, alas! fate was against him, he could not gratify his desire for vengeance; but being forced to relieve his feelings in some way, he did so by indignantly shouting after their retreating figures, “ You Dutch cheeseheads, you!”
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person.
In time we were involved in fights with this other school and I remember that there was always confusion when the cheeseheads were attacked, and at first the opponents forgot that the Regent's son and I didn't belong to them. Young Soeka…
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