big talk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of big talk
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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“It was the big talk about town,” Aversa said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
What this means is that our family, like so many others, is having the big talk about senior living.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Mr Nanabawa said: "I need the UK government to come out by themselves, if they've given up all this big talk over in the UK, come out here and help."
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
As feminists have long argued, that's one of the most maddening aspects of toxic masculinity: It dupes people into confusing big talk for real action.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023
It was this big talk, not the persistent southwesterly breeze, that had prompted New York editor Charles Anderson Dana to nickname Chicago “the Windy City.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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