Meaning of high heid yin in English:
high heid yin
noun
informal(chiefly Scottish) a person of high rank, position, or importance; a grandee, a bigwig; (in plural) the powers that be, the top brass.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Caledonian. From high + heid, variant of head + yin, variant of one.
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