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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Most states, including the biggies like California, Texas, Florida and New York, are locked into their partisan preferences. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Black Tie carries skis from all the top brands, biggies like Head, K2, Atomic, Elan and Fischer, as well as more niche brands including Armada and Icelandic, plus many more, and in snowboards, everything from Arbor to Burton. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 When David gets a glimpse of a map of the brain that Ben’s been looking at, one that shows the 60-ish regions connected to the thalamus — regions including those that control sight, sound, sleep regulation, visual reasoning, judgment, like, all the biggies — something dawns on him. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024 After Wednesday’s closing bell, Club names Meta Platforms , Microsoft , and Starbucks are among the biggies. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 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 Nov. 2024.

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