A person in charge of some group or of some function, usually a male person. A Japanese word, often mistakenly thought to be of Spanish origin. In Japanese it's a term for a small-time yakuza gangster in charge of just a few underlings, but the underworld flavor has mostly been lost as the word has been adopted into English.
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N.
1. A person with advantages over the rest, though he or she may not be any more qualified than the others.
2. The Boss
3. Moms
4. That guy who's in charge and does nothing. And gets paid a whole damn lot for it.
5. The Alpha male
1. A person with advantages over the rest, though he or she may not be any more qualified than the others.
2. The Boss
3. Moms
4. That guy who's in charge and does nothing. And gets paid a whole damn lot for it.
5. The Alpha male
Because he was the head honcho, he could run for office under the name "El Presidente" and no one could do a damn thing about it.
by Michelle S, (with credit to Chris) August 19, 2006
Get the head honcho mug.Honcho comes from the Japanese word ‘Hancho’ meaning squad leader. The word Honcho is used to describe the leader of group. Eg the boss. Honcho entered the English vocabulary during World War II after hearing Japanese service men calling their lieutenants Hancho.
Be Honcho is used to describe someone who shows leaderships qualities such as courage, going above and beyond or helping others succeed.
Be Honcho is used to describe someone who shows leaderships qualities such as courage, going above and beyond or helping others succeed.
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