[Ads-l] "big cheese" 1815

[Steven Losie]

In case nobody has seen it, Green's Dictionary of Slang cites an 1885
newspaper article in New Zealand for "big cheese":

[begin quote]
What attraction is there for Ken at the manager’s? Is it to see that big
cheese?
[end quote]
Source: Observer and Freelance (Wellington, NZ) 5 Sept. 1885 p.4/2

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