biggie

[big-ee]

noun

Slang.

1. an important, influential, or prominent person; big shot; bigwig.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biggie¹

First recorded in 1930–35; big ¹ + -ie

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. (it’s) no big·gie, no biggie

Example Sentences

The Bradford-born singer also revealed his father was a "massive" fan of Biggie Smalls and he would blast songs by the US rapper loudly so the whole street could hear.

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The items were being donated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later that year, when Biggie would eventually be inducted.

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Combs subsequently threw the shirt over the producer’s lap and arm, laughed and said “Rest in peace, Biggie” before leaving the room.

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He states in the lawsuit he was lured to a meeting by Biggie’s son, Christopher “CJ” Wallace Jr., and music producer Willie Mack.

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Wallace, the son of Biggie Smalls and singer Faith Evans, sued Hay for defamation in a Florida federal court last week, calling Hay’s recent interviews “a calculated smear campaign” that included false statements that he attended Combs’ so-called freak-off parties and “conspired to lure Hay to a location where Combs purportedly assaulted him.”

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