biggie

[ big-ee ]

/ ˈbɪg i /

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noun Slang.

an important, influential, or prominent person; big shot; bigwig.

something that is very large, important, impressive, or successful: a merger of two corporate biggies; a movie that was this year's box-office biggie.

Origin of biggie

First recorded in 1930–35; big¹ + -ie

Words nearby biggie

bigfoot, bigg, bigger, bigger they come, the harder they fall, the, biggety, biggie, biggin, bigging, biggish, biggity, biggs

Example sentences from the Web for biggie

Metalworking, which is a biggie in Birmingham [several members worked for British Steel before joining], was even worse.

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There is no character named Tupac, nor is there a Suge, a Dre, a Snoop, an Afeni, or a Biggie.

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“Some people view it all as bad,” he says, giving another “no biggie” shrug.

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If Biggie or any of those people said that I feel like it would be used all the time as a common thing.

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This music video for the late Brooklyn rapper has a fun conceit: kids playing Biggie and his crew.

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biggie

noun Slang.

Origin of biggie

Words nearby biggie

Example sentences from the Web for biggie

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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biggie

noun Slang.

Origin of biggie

Words nearby biggie

Words related to biggie

Example sentences from the Web for biggie