| 释义 |
big white chief ⇨ big white chief; great white chief noun your boss; a person of importance in a superior or most superior position. A casually racist, supposedly jocular usage, modelled on Native American Indian speech UK, 1937
big white chiefAn important, successful, or influential person. The phrase is usually used humorously, but is potentially offensive due to its likely origin as a pseudo-Native American term. Jacob thinks he's a big white chief now that he's been promoted to assistant manager. I'm the big white chief around here, so you have to do what I say. big white chief a person in authority. humorous This expression supposedly represents Native American speech, and also occurs as great white chief . 1971 Roger Busby Deadlock You'd think he was the bloody big white chief instead of an OB technician. |