big word

noun

: a difficult word used to try to impress someone

You don't need to use big words to make your point.

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If Israel is delegitimized—a big word inside Israel—are Jews more vulnerable? —

Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 The next big word drop for Dictionary.com will come this coming Winter. —

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Like Phoenix Wright in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Velma Dinkley searches for clues and shouts big word balloons. —

PCMAG, 30 May 2024 At the end of Sally Potter’s Orlando, the eponymous (sorry for the big word; maybe just switch to TikTok) centuries-old gender-shifting protagonist played by Tilda Swinton sits beneath a tree while her little daughter frolics in a field before her. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 May 2023 That spirited, curious by the way, a big word, especially for women who are older, remaining curious is going to keep you young to have that curiosity and that sort of spunk and fire. —

Chloe Melas, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023