单词 | honcho |
释义 | honchon. colloquial. 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. Originally: the leader of a small group or squad. Hence: any person in charge; a manager, a boss.Originally used among American prisoners of war in Japan during the Pacific phase (1941–5) of the Second World War. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge gaffera1658 old man1668 governor1783 head woman1799 boss1806 oyakata1818 guv'nor1843 head-worker1846 jossc1860 Guv1861 Maluka1905 big guy1921 skip1921 kingfish1930 boss-man1934 pitch-and-toss1942 honcho1945 head honcho1952 1945 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 1 Sept. (caption) This prisoner is the ‘honcho’, or group headman, in the POW stockade. 1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War vii. i. 212 But here comes the hancho. This boat must be finished to-night. 1967 N.Y. Times 4 June iv. 1 Mr. Komer expects to be able to name these 45 key provincial honchos. 1972 C. 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. 1989 C. Stoll Cuckoo's Egg xxxiii. 163 Mike's their computer honcho... When Mike talks, other wizards listen. 2007 Nylon Feb. 91/1 CYHSY became..the quarry of record label honchos eager to sign up the next big thing. 2. With modifying word, esp. in head honcho. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge gaffera1658 old man1668 governor1783 head woman1799 boss1806 oyakata1818 guv'nor1843 head-worker1846 jossc1860 Guv1861 Maluka1905 big guy1921 skip1921 kingfish1930 boss-man1934 pitch-and-toss1942 honcho1945 head honcho1952 1952 Los Angeles Times 6 Nov. a2/6 Gen. Ike is now chief honcho. 1964 Observer 19 July 2/6 He and Goldwater's ‘Head Honcho’, Denison Kitchel, another lawyer from Arizona, will run the campaign. 1979 Washington Post 12 June b4/1 What can be done? If the blabbermouth is the top honcho—very little. 1980 Irish Times 13 Dec. 17/5 Robin Collins of Blackrock College rugby club and head honcho at the Berni Inn in Dublin. 1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 44 The AFL's chief honcho Ross Oakley was asked how a Crows-Eagles Grand Final would be accepted in Melbourne. 2008 K. Mahajan Family Planning 4 He replaced Mama as head-honcho when he was thirteen and she was recuperating from a difficult pregnancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). honchov. U.S. slang. transitive. To oversee, head; to be in charge of. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > superintend overseec1330 overwaitc1449 overlook1532 supervise1566 superintend1596 supravise1604 supervise1653 superinspect1675 intend1791 targe1814 oversight1885 overseer1892 honcho1957 1957 Big Spring (Texas) Daily Herald 23 Jan. 16/7 The prop crew was honchoed by Mike Bishop. 1964 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 Oct. 82/2 Jack Bullock, who honchoes the Curaçao casino. 1984 Chem. Week (Nexis) Oct. 13 Stern..took on those duties in addition to honchoing new business planning and research and development. 2005 D. L. Clark Kimura Kode vii. 57 Anne, who was admirably honchoing the affair, escorted Win into the ladies locker room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945v.1957 |
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