big boy

noun

: big gun
usually used in plural

Examples of big boy in a Sentence

when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back. Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025 This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club... Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 20 May 2025 Woll good but big boys completely invisible, yet again. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 May 2025 Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group. James Factora, Them, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big boy

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of big boy was in 1916

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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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