big boy

noun

: big gun

—usually used in plural

Synonyms

• big
• big cheese
• big gun
• big leaguer
• big shot
• big wheel
• big-timer
• bigfoot
• biggie
• bigwig
• fat cat
• heavy
• heavy hitter
• heavyweight
• high-muck-a-muck
• high-muckety-muck
• honcho
• kahuna
• kingfish
• kingpin
• major leaguer
• muckety-muck
• muck-a-muck
• mucky-muck
• nabob
• nawab
• nibs
• nob [chiefly British]
• pooh-bah
• poo-bah
• wheel

Examples of big boy in a Sentence

when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys

Recent Examples on the Web

Bronwyn Thompson/New Atlas View 9 Images View gallery - 9 images Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new superstar baby animal that's become a surprise viral sensation – a nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto whose species-defying growth spurt has made this big boy a worldwide hit. —New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024

President @JoeBiden held what the White House dubbed a 'big boy' news conference on Thursday night. —Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024

According to Guinness World Records, the 3-year-old big boy stands a whopping 3 feet, 2 inches tall. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024

Rictus Erectus Yes, another repeat; our big boy was in Mad Max: Fury Road. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above