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kahunas

noun

plural of kahuna

as in bigs

one of high position or importance within a group a big kahuna at a Hollywood talent agency, he's got the fancy car to prove it

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Noun

The bigs come out a lot to pressure the ball in ball screen coverage.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
When Ott was in Cleveland, the system often had just one shooting outlet on most plays, relying on the guards’ floater games and the bigs’ vertical spacing over the top.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

While heavyweights such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta have struggled to sustain rallies in recent weeks, other companies are showing signs of strength.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

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Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavies

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Ahead of their Hard Rock show, the two comedy kings did an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel — Short from Los Angeles, Martin from New York City — and here is more about the tour from that Q&A session.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Edmund is invoked on behalf of kings and victims of torture, during pandemics, and for protection against plague.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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