Big Boy

American  

noun

1. an articulated steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, one section of eight driving wheels, a second section of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

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Example Sentences

Addison Rae slides into a booth at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank and orders — what else? — black coffee and a chocolate milkshake.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Big Boy asked for 220 rand for his services, but Locke refused to pay.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

He was 28 and the movie was “You’re a Big Boy Now,” a neo-screwball studio comedy about a young guy trying to cut loose from his parents.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

A trained pastry chef, she was given a job cooking on the 5 a.m. shift and unloading supplies at a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant in Petoskey, Mich., earning $4.75 an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

It was especially fun to think that people all over the world were having similar conversations in their equivalent of the Big Boy.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky