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glavonja

главоња

glávonja · /ɡlǎːʋoɲa/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. colloq. humor. man with a large head
    U školi su ga zvali glavonja. — At school they called him Bighead.
  2. colloq. derog. (usually in plural) bigwig; big shot; fat cat
    O tome odlučuju glavonje u ministarstvu. — That is decided by the bigwigs in the ministry.
    Partijske glavonje su se sastale iza zatvorenih vrata. — The party bigwigs met behind closed doors.

In the sense 'bigwig, big shot' the word is usually used in the plural (glavonje) and with a dismissive tone.

Synonyms:
funkcioner šef moćnik
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.glavonjaglavonje
Gen.glavonjeglavonja
Dat.glavonjiglavonjama
Acc.glavonjuglavonje
Voc.glavonjoglavonje
Ins.glavonjomglavonjama
Loc.glavonjiglavonjama
AI Updated 29 October 2026