Bigwig: This word for an important (and self-important) person likely stems from the custom in European countries several hundred years ago of men wearing wigs: Some wealthy and/or powerful men tried to outdo each other by wearing outsize specimens and so were mocked as bigwigs.Ĥ. Big wheel: This slang term for an influential person probably derives from the idea that such a personage, like the wheels on a vehicle, facilitates progress (and the bigger, the better).ģ. Big cheese: Interestingly, this slang phrase for an important person has nothing to do with dairy products derived from a Persian word, chiz, that means “thing,” it was adopted by British civil servants and others who lived in India during the early nineteenth century, whence it spread to Britain and other English-speaking countries.Ģ. These terms help convey an irreverent tone about a lordly leader or an officious official.ġ. Sometimes it just won’t do to be sober and serious when referring to someone in authority.
10 Humorous, Derisive, or Slang Synonyms for “Leader” or “Official” By Mark Nichol
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