hizzoner

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Meaning · English

Eye dialect spelling of His Honor, the mayor, especially of a large city.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

1930, John Bright, Hizzoner Big Bill Thompson: An Idyll of Chicago, [book title].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “hizzoner” mean?

Eye dialect spelling of His Honor, the mayor, especially of a large city.

Is “hizzoner” formal or informal?

hizzoner is generally slang.