main squeeze


One's boss, the highest authority, an important person. For example, Who's the main squeeze in this company? This slangy term was first recorded in 1896, and the precise allusion is unclear.

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How to use main squeeze in a sentence

  • She was his main squeeze, his partner in crime, and armed and dangerous.

    Whitey Bulger's Wily Girl | Christine Pelisek | June 27, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Am I the main squeeze of this outfit, an' the head of a responsible gover'ment, or am I not?

    Yellowstone Nights | Herbert Quick
  • "Oh, I guess there are some pikers in along with my governor, but he's the main squeeze," declared Porter.

  • The door was open a foot or two; so I steps up to take a peek at the main squeeze.

    Torchy | Sewell Ford