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honcho

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.
He quickly got promoted to be the head marketing honcho in that dot.com startup.
by Chuck Hastings June 29, 2003
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the honch

A strip of small dive bars infested with prostitutes and hotels in Yokosuka, Japan where sailors blow their paychecks on the first and fifteenth of the month.
Yo ABH1 let's go get fucked up in the honch tonight!
by airman smuckatelli February 10, 2019
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head honcho

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
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.
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Honcho

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.
Who is the Honcho here?
by HonchoSearch June 19, 2019
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HONClBrIF

HONClBrIF is an acronym for Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, and Fluorine. These are the elements that when alone, must be in a pair. The phrase was coined by J.R. Fong, the former head of the chemical department at Neutrogena. Pronounced, HUN-CUL-BRIFF.
I remember HONClBrIF.
by Ryan Bell May 24, 2006
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Honchocide

To kill one's boss, manager or their company's entire executive team.
Hey, I heard they're not paying bonuses this year. That's it! I'm committing honchocide.
by Megamouth June 23, 2011
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Handstand Honcho

When a guy gets dome while doing a handstand.
Holy Shit! That girl's blowing a guy that's doing a handstand... He's a fuckin' Handstand Honcho!
by Seamus O'Reid February 29, 2008
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