a big/swelled head
noun
informal
: an overly high opinion of oneself
All those compliments have given him a big head.
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The doll, which looks like a creepy child with a big head, sharp teeth and big eyes wearing fuzzy footy pajamas, is sure to garner mixed reactions.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Cotaland has a big head start on Cedar Point, but don’t be surprised if Siren’s Curse opens before Circuit Breaker.
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She's got a big head start on her bucket list, too.
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Tony Robbins is a big guy with big hands and a big head and big teeth, but Matt Dillon’s character, who was trying to woo Mary, was going to take that at face value and just go for a look that embodied that literally, on a much smaller head.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Cotaland has a big head start on Cedar Point, but don’t be surprised if Siren’s Curse opens before Circuit Breaker.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
She's got a big head start on her bucket list, too.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Tony Robbins is a big guy with big hands and a big head and big teeth, but Matt Dillon’s character, who was trying to woo Mary, was going to take that at face value and just go for a look that embodied that literally, on a much smaller head.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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“A big/swelled head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20big%2Fswelled%20head. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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