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Big C

American  
Or big C

noun

Slang.
  1. cancer.


Etymology

Origin of Big C

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Last year, it was won by You, Me and the Big C, in which Dame Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland focused on living with cancer.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

Then I got to work with Laura Linney on "The Big C," and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep."

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

In March 2023, the multi-award winning podcast You Me and the Big C released its final episode, five years to the day after its first.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland said they planned to stand down from presenting the award-winning podcast You, Me and the Big C.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

Maybe it'll get rid of my "Big C"!

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann

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