hizzoner
noun
hiz·zon·er
ˌhi-ˈzä-nər 
often capitalized
—used as a title for a man holding the office of mayor
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The influx of thousands of sailors to San Diego isn’t his hizzoner’s only headache.
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Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
With all the aerosols being released onstage, all those deputy hizzoners at City Hall may detect a growing hole in the ozone layer over Dixon Hall this weekend.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
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Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
With all the aerosols being released onstage, all those deputy hizzoners at City Hall may detect a growing hole in the ozone layer over Dixon Hall this weekend.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
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“Hizzoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hizzoner. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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