biggie
Americannoun
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an important, influential, or prominent person; big shot; bigwig.
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something that is very large, important, impressive, or successful.
a merger of two corporate biggies;
a movie that was this year's box-office biggie.
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But unlike for ordinary businesses, the losses are no biggie for the Fed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Those who survived the disease decades ago might protest, Hey, I had the measles and just stayed home for a week, no biggie!
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
I mean there’s a number of things he did, but that’s a biggie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Again, no biggie, as the Kraken won 3-1 on a pair of third-period goals from Eeli Tolvanen and improved to 2-1 in the preseason.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Styx moonwalked through a patch of grass, like it was no biggie.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
That’s the point and the collective effect of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act, the two biggies in the field.
From Slate ● May 24, 2024
There’s another biggie on tap Saturday afternoon for the Kraken, who are playing for the right to have no more biggies for a while.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
These are no biggies and can be handled in a few ways, depending on how you like to clean, plus each tactic is simple enough that it can be done every few days, as needed.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
While I’d want copies of the Bible, Plato, Dante, Shakespeare and Proust — the biggies of western literature — I’m too much of a sybarite to restrict myself to classics.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
You know—if you’re one of the real biggies, you carry a vibro.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
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