biggie

noun

big·​gie ˈbi-gē How to pronounce biggie (audio)
: one that is big and often important

Examples of biggie in a Sentence

He met with some television biggies. They've had problems before, but this one's a real biggie.
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Hoffman is at least one, but there's no word as yet whether any other OG biggies, like Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, or Meghan Markle are also in talks to reprise their roles. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025 That includes your standard commercial stuff — Another Simple Favor, The Accountant 2, and A24’s Death of a Unicorn are among this year’s biggies — as well as new films from Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chad Hartigan, Under the Shadow’s Babak Anvari, and The Vast of Night breakout Andrew Patterson. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 With the brand management biggies all looking to keep buying and so many brands looking for a way to get back to growth, the niche seems like a good one for an expanding ecosystem. Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025 This is pretty subjective, but there are a few common clues that point toward the latter, according to Dr. Nesi: If your Instagram habit is messing with your sleep, for instance, or the people around you IRL are getting pissed that you’re always glued to your cell, those are some biggies. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biggie

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biggie was circa 1926

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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biggie. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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