biggie

noun

big·​gie ˈbi-gē How to pronounce biggie (audio)
: one that is big and often important

Examples of biggie in a Sentence

He met with some television biggies. They've had problems before, but this one's a real biggie.
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The Wisconsin State Fair finished ahead of such biggies as the State Fair of Texas (ranked 4th) and the Ohio State Fair (ranked 10th). Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Today’s news is a very full stocking of brand new LLM editions from three of the biggies – OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Elsewhere, there’s Phoenix, San Diego and Jacksonville, not to mention the biggies — New York, LA, Chicago and Philly. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025 Hoffman is at least one, but there's no word as yet whether any other OG biggies, like Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, or Meghan Markle are also in talks to reprise their roles. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for biggie

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biggie was circa 1926

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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biggie. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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