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  big game

  noun

  large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport.
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  Big Game

  noun

  Usually the Big Game an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game.

big game

¹ American  

[big geym] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun

1. large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport.

   Expensive vacation packages to hunt big game like leopards or elephants in Africa are marketed almost exclusively to wealthy foreign tourists.

2. large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers.

   Participants in the sport fishing tournament regularly return to shore with big game exceeding 200 pounds.

3. a major objective, especially one that involves risk.

   The merger shows their commitment to the big game, in a market where half measures just won’t pay off.

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Big Game ² American  

[big geym] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun

Football.

1. Usually the Big Game an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game.

   The best time to buy a new television is in late January, during sales promotions for the Big Game.

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big game British  

noun

1. large animals that are hunted or fished for sport

2. informal the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking

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Etymology

Origin of big game

First recorded in 1860–65

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That brings us back to Yamamoto, whose combination of consistency and excellence makes him the natural choice to start a big game — opening day, for instance, or an elimination game in the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

He's the barber to much of the England squad, in charge of keeping players looking their best before a big game.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

"We want all our fans to be safe and ensure that we are mindful of others and our wider community," he said ahead of the big game.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

“Andy got hurt in the big game of reality.”

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

They developed new weapons and sophisticated hunting techniques that enabled them to track and kill mammoths and the other big game of the far north.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

It’s a portrait of a team assembled from spare parts and one generational talent that somehow made it all the way to the Big Game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Xfinity’s first-ever Big Game bid utilizes de-aging software to bring Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill back to the ’90s.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

Many snack and beverage brands from PepsiCo are also confirmed advertisers at the Big Game.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Relax and enjoy the Big Game without worrying about what it means for your portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

They were in the Big Game country, and what Langdon called the Unknown.

From The Grizzly King by Curwood, James Oliver