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honcho slang (chiefly U.S.).|ˈhɒntʃəʊ|
Also hancho.
[ad. Jap. han'chō group leader.]
Originally, the leader of a small group or squad; hence, anyone in charge in any situation; the ‘boss’. Hence as v. trans., to oversee; to be in charge of.
1947J. Bertram Shadow of War vii. i. 212 But here comes the hancho. This boat must be finished to-night. 1955Amer. Speech XXX. 118 Honcho. 1. n. A man in charge. (This is a Japanese word translated roughly as ‘Chief officer’, brought back from Japan by fliers stationed there during the occupation and during the Korean fighting...) 2. v. To direct a detail or operation. 1964Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 Oct. 82/2 Jack Bullock, who honchoes the Curaçao casino. 1967N.Y. Times 4 June iv. 1 Mr. Komer expects to be able to name these 45 key provincial honchos, and he hopes to place civilians in at least a quarter of the posts. 1972C. Weston Poor, poor Ophelia (1973) xiii. 77 It's out of our territory, but I'll call Pete Springer. He's honcho in that division. 1973New Yorker 30 July 24/1, I was the first employee who was not one of the honchos. |