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bigging

American

[big-in] / ˈbɪg ɪn /

noun

Scot. and North England.

a building, especially one's home.

Etymology

Origin of bigging

First recorded in 1200–50, bigging is from the Middle English word biging. See big ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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The talk of their golden generation is about as misplaced as the chat about them bigging themselves up.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Perhaps the city is not as forward about bigging itself up as somewhere like Manchester.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

Another massive performance and others aside from Sinfield might be bigging him up.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

GP I really don’t want it to sound like I’m bigging myself up.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Mr. Oldbuck's "ecstatic description" of the Roman camp with its praetorium was spoilt by Edie Ochiltree's disastrous interruption "Praetorian here, praetorian there, I mind the bigging o't."

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

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