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cheesehead

cheesehead

1 8.5
A bright foam hat shaped like a wedge of cheese worn by fans
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːzˌhɛd/
  • US
translation icon : sombrero en forma de cuña de queso
  • During the football season, you can see numerous people sporting a cheesehead at every tailgate party.
  • cheesehead hat

Examples

  • A grinning white guy with a patchy beard lumbers through in a Green Bay Packers jersey and a cheesehead.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The fans were all wearing bright yellow cheesehead hats to support their team at the game.

  • Tap an attention-seeking congressman from the cheesehead state, who loves photo ops showing himself exercising or cleaning already clean pots in a food kitchen.

    Blog text (13)

  • Whether you're dressing like a Jedi, wearing a team jersey with a cheesehead hat, or on a Tweed Run, it's just people enjoying a little escapism.

    Blog text (6)

  • For Halloween, he dressed up as his favorite team mascot and topped his costume with a cheesehead.

Synonyms

headwear
vscheesehead
3 3.1

Items you wear on your head, like hats or helmets

is the specific novelty wedge-shaped foam version used to show team support
chapeau
vscheesehead
3 8.8

A hat with a brim that protects the head from sun or rain

is a playful foam wedge worn to show team support rather than for weather
beaver
vscheesehead
  • Archaic
3 8.9

A hat made from soft brown fur, popular in the past

is a modern playful foam accessory worn to celebrate a sports team
headpiece
vscheesehead
1 5.8

A strong covering worn on the head to protect it

is a non-protective foam wedge worn to show team loyalty and fun

Surface Forms

cheesehead singular
cheeseheads plural

Morphology

cheesehead = cheese + head (transparent) = cheese + head

A straightforward compound 'cheese' + 'head' describing a hat shaped like a wedge of cheese worn on the head, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Cheesehead is the funny foam hat that looks like a wedge of cheese on your head; because Wisconsin is famous for cheese, fans began wearing a bright yellow 'cheese' hat, so the hat itself is called cheesehead.