main\ squeeze

main\ squeeze
noun slang
1. the top ranking person in an organization or in a neighborhood; an important person, such as one's boss.

Mr. Bronchard is the main squeeze in this office.

2. the top person in charge of an illegal operation, such as drug sales, etc.

Before we can clean up this part of town, we must arrest the main squeeze.

3. One's principal romantic or sexual partner.

The singer's main squeeze is a member of the band.


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  • main squeeze — noun slang : the principal romantic partner (as a boyfriend or girl friend) * * * noun, pl ⋯ squeezes [count] chiefly US slang : someone s main girlfriend, boyfriend, or lover She s my main squeeze …   Useful english dictionary

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